Hill v. American Stores Co.

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

This was an action in trespass for personal injuries.

Defendant, Morrison, was the owner of a four-story brick building. He rented the first-floor storeroom to the other defendant, American Stores Company. The other three floors he used as a lodging house. Plaintiff was one of his lodgers.

The Stores Company, on its own account, made some alterations to the fittings and fixtures of its storeroom. As a part of this work, its employees, one morning, started to remove some wooden shelving which was nailed to the west wall of the building. When about half done, the plaster…