Warner v. Fry

Action for damages for ■ personal- injuries from plaster falling upon plaintiff’s head and back. - Plaintiff had a verdict for $20,000. However, the trial court sustained defendant’s motion for judgment .in accordance with her motion for directed verdict. From the judgment thereafter entered for defendant, plaintiff has appealed. The question involved is the tort -liability of an owner for injuries caused by a defective - condition in the interior of a building which is in the exclusive control of a tenant.

Defendant purchased the building June 19, 1944. -At that time, Mrs. Katherine Steele…