Waidelich v. Andros

This writ of error brings under review the propriety of an order directing a verdict for defendant in an action tried before a jury in the circuit court of Ingham county, wherein plaintiff sought to recover for injury done to his stock of merchandise and fixtures by water escaping from plumbing located in defendant’s apartments, on the floor above plaintiff’s store.

Plaintiff and defendant were both tenants in a two-story, brick building designated as 203 Washington Avenue South, in the city of Lansing. The building was on the east side of the avenue, upon which it had a frontage of 21 feet,…