Klingensmith v. Siegal

The plaintiffs brought separate actions against the defendants to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by them which were occasioned by a fire in an apartment or flat building belonging to the defendants. The two actions were tried together and judgments favorable to the plaintiffs were entered upon separate verdicts. Thereafter the defendants moved for ■ judgment non obstante. The motions were denied, and the defendants appeal from the orders.

On February 1, 1927, the plaintiffs in those actions, Mrs. Nlingensmith and Miss Weiss (now Mrs. Heffner), occupied a small room on the…