McGinn v. French
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: G-eo. E. SutherlaND, Judge. On April 7, 1896, the plaintiff, acting for her husband, leased of defendant the lower flat of a building owned by him for a term of month to month. At the rear of the building was a narrow platform, with four or five steps leading to the ground, which it is claimed the defendant agreed to replace by a new one.
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Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: G-eo. E. SutherlaND, Judge. On April 7, 1896, the plaintiff, acting for her husband, leased of defendant the lower flat of a building owned by him for a term of month to month. At the rear of the building was a narrow platform, with four or five steps leading to the ground, which it is claimed the defendant agreed to replace by a new one. The plaintiff, with her- husband, moved in immediately, and continued to occupy the premises and use the platform and stairway until September, 1897/ On the evening of August 24,1897, while…
1Opinion of the CourtBabdeen, J.
No motion for a new trial was made, and the plaintiff argues that the court will not review the evidence. The record shows that at the close of the testimony the defendant made a motion to direct a verdict in his favor, which was denied aTid an exception duly taken. The rule in such cases is that the court will review the testimony, in order to determine whether the motion should have been granted. Second Nat. Bank v. Larson, 80 Wis. 469.
The plaintiff is a married woman, and made the lease of the premises in question for and on behalf of her husband; hence the agreement to repair or rebuild…
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