Mapp v. Dube

McEWEN, Judge:

This case arose after an apartment building owned by the appellants was destroyed by fire resulting in the death of two women who were tenants in the building. Appellee instituted this action on behalf of the estates of the dead women and alleged that appellants were negligent in their failure to provide adequate means of escape from the building. After the jury returned a verdict in favor of both estates and the trial judge denied the appellants’ Motions for a New Trial and for Judgment N.O.V., this appeal was commenced. Appellants present the following issues for our…