Johnson v. Snow
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Moses N. Sale, Judge. (1) The obligation to erect fire-escapes is upon all of the parties named in the statute, but primarily upon the owner. The Legislature meant the owner of the building and not the owner of the business, as the building and not the business is spoken of in the stat: ute.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Moses N. Sale, Judge. (1) The obligation to erect fire-escapes is upon all of the parties named in the statute, but primarily upon the owner. The Legislature meant the owner of the building and not the owner of the business, as the building and not the business is spoken of in the stat: ute. (2) The statute in section one places the duty of erecting fire-escapes upon the same person or persons for buildings already erected as it does upon buildings to be erected in the future. It must be the duty of the owner of the buildings in the future to…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodson, J.
This is a suit which was instituted by appellant in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis to recover the sum of twenty thousand dollars for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the respondents.
The petition stated, substantially, that the respondents were the owners of a building in the city of St. Louis, three stories in height, with basement and attic; that on July 25, 1899', respondents rented the building to William and Catherine Gillham for hotel purposes; that the Gillhams took possession of the building, and were engaged in the hotel business in the…
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