Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. v. Rees
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEALS from the County Court of Milwaukee County. The following statement of the ease was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylob as part of the opinion: The facts in this case as set up in the complaint are substantially as follows: (1) That on and before November 17,1884, the defendants ■ Frcmk Rees and John K. Rees were the owners of a brick block, known as “Bees’ block,” situated on West Water street, in the city of Milwaukee; that said block is four stories high above the…
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APPEALS from the County Court of Milwaukee County. The following statement of the ease was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylob as part of the opinion: The facts in this case as set up in the complaint are substantially as follows: (1) That on and before November 17,1884, the defendants ■ Frcmk Rees and John K. Rees were the owners of a brick block, known as “Bees’ block,” situated on West Water street, in the city of Milwaukee; that said block is four stories high above the basement, and is divided into several stores by partition walls, and all leased by said respondents Rees to different…
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
We will first consider the appeal from the order sustaining the demurrer of the defendants Rees. As *449to them, the facts are these: They owned the whole building No. 144. They let the two lower floors of the building to the plaintiff, and had previously let the upper floors to the defendants lindemann, for the purposes set out in the complaint. Having let the lower floors to the plaintiff, the law imposed a duty upon the lessors that they should not so use the upper part of the building as to endanger the lives of the plaintiffs, or their property, while in the lower part of said building, as…
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