Nelson v. Hokuf

This case presents a question of the liability of a landlord for injuries to an invitee of the tenant.

The premises involved were leased by the defendants Margolin to the defendant Hokuf and used as a beer parlor and recreation center. The leased premises were about 25 feet wide and 70 feet long. To the right, on entering, was a space devoted to a barber shop; to the left was the bar, cigar and confectionary cases, and then a refrigerator. To the left rear of the room were two' toilets, built out into the room and on the same floor level. The one in question had a door opening outward from the…