Ford v. Spiro

This suit for damages is brought by a subtenant against the owners of the building in which personal injuries of plaintiff are alleged to have been sustained. The building was owned by the heirs of Louis Spiro, and for about four years had been leased to Mitchel John Stafford, and occupied by his mother who, in the record, is sometimes referred to as Mrs. Stafford and sometimes as Mrs. Johnson. Though the lease seems to have been made by the son, the mother, whom we shall refer to as Mrs. Johnson, paid all the rent and was treated as the tenant.

About three weeks before the occurrence on which…