Napier v. Pool

This was a suit by Mrs. W. C. Pool against E. Tris Napier and E. Tris Napier Company, a corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff in falling through the floor of a dwelling house occupied by the plaintiff with her husband and rented by the husband from the defendants, the cause of action being grounded upon the alleged neglect of the defendants to make necessary repairs. The defendants demurred generally and special! y, the court overruled the demurrers, and exceptions were taken. The plaintiff recovered a verdict for $2,000, after…