Hendrick v. Muse

Rebecca Hendrick brought an action against Miss Jessie Muse to recover damages resulting from plaintiff’s stepping through the defective floor of the front veranda of a house rented by plaintiff from defendant and occupied by plaintiff. The controlling question in the case is whether or not the trial judge erred in dismissing the'case upon general demurrer; and the decision of this question, in turn, depends upon whether or not plaintiff’s notice to the defendant to repair the steps and banister of the veranda was notice of the defect alleged to have caused plaintiff’s injuries.

The petition…