Stewart v. Raleigh County Bank

Fox, President:

This writ of error involves the ruling of the circuit court of Cabell County in setting aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

The plaintiff sues to recover damages growing out of injuries sustained by her in escaping from her apartment located in a two-story building owned by the defendant, the second floor of which was operated as an apartment house. The building was on fire, and all ordinary means of exit were cut off, making it necessary for the plaintiff to escape from an inside apartment into a court which was in fact a sky-light for a room on the ground floor. The…