Blood v. Dewey

The plaintiff, a tenant at will of the defendant, occupying a store for the sale of paints and wallpaper, seeks in this action of tort to recover damages to his stock in trade caused by a leak in the tin roof over the rear portion of the store, which he alleges arose from the negligent repair of the roof which the defendant undertook to repair in accordance with an agreement made with the plaintiff. The front part of this store occupied a part of the ground floor of a four-story building, and the rear part of the store was located in a one-story addition, built onto and extending from the…