Skrzypczak v. Konieczka

The plaintiffs ground their action on, (1) common-law negligence, and (2) violation of the safe-place statute.(1) (a) One basis of the claim that the evidence set out in the statement of facts preceding the opinion raises, a jury *458question is that, over seven years prior to the accident involved, the defendant himself, upon complaint of a tenant of the apartment plaintiffs were occupying that the porch was weak, had “put nails himself” “right around the post” that gave way. The post was “loose” at that time. Whether this was done before or after the new floor had been laid on the porch does…