Flatley v. Acme Garage

Appellants Ben Woolgar and William Flatley were operating a garage, known as the Acme Garage, located on Sixth Street, between East Walnut and East Locust Streets, in the city of Des Moines. The building in which the garage was located was owned by the Iowa Investment Company. The building was 66 feet wide and 150 feet long. Opening on the street was a mam entrance, 12 feet wide and 13 feet high, where cars were driven in and out. There was another small door in the front of the building entering the office, which was closed at the time in question. On either side of the main entrance there…