Shuey v. Frierson

This suit was brought by Mrs. Shuey to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her in an accident on the sidewalk in front of the Frierson Building in Columbia. Mrs. Shuey sued the Friersons, the owners and lessors of the building; E. H. Ayers, the lessee in possession and control of it; and the City of Columbia, the authority in control of the streets.

*320The Frierson Building fronted on a public street,, its front wall abutting on the sidewalk. At the front entrance there was a screen door which in opening swung outward across the sidewalk. As Mrs. Shuey was walking along the…