Morton v. Stack

By the Court.

On the 30th day of December, 3923, the plaintiff in error, William C. Morton, was ihe owner of an apartment building, three or more stories high, in the city of Cleveland. On that day the defendant in error, Elbert Stack, a child of six years, together with his parents, were tenants of the plaintiff in error in such building, and resided on the third floor thereof.

There was no fire escape on the building to which there was direct access from the apartment of the defendant in error, as required by an ordinance of the city of Cleveland. In the early morning of that day a fire…