Myers v. Morrow

LEMMON, Judge.

Plaintiff has appealed from a judgment dismissing his suit against his landlord for damages sustained in an apartment house fire. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred manifestly in concluding plaintiff failed to prove the fire was caused by defective electric wiring.

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The physical make-up of the apartment was: As one entered plaintiff’s apartment through the front door, there was a living room to the right and a dining area to the left. Straight ahead from the front door and beyond the living room was a hall, which served as a passageway to two bedrooms on the…