Capen v. Hall
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for negligence, in not furnishing artificial light in the halls and stairways of a building owned by the defendants, whereby the plaintiff, who had entered the building to visit a tenant, fell and was injured. Heard on demurrer to declaration. Demurrer sustained.
1Opinion of the CourtTillinghast, J.
This is trespass on the case for negligence. The declaration alleges, in substance, that defendants had the care, control, and management of a certain business block in Providence, in which they let rooms, tenements, stores, and offices to various tenants; and that they extended an invitation, express or implied, to the public to make use of the entries, hallways, and stairways in visiting said tenants. It also alleges that the plaintiff, while using the same and while departing from a visit to one of the tenants in said block, being in the exercise of due care, suddenly tripped and fell,…
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