Daigle v. Berkowitz

The facts in this case are not in dispute. The defendant is the owner of a two-story building in Detroit, the first floor being occupied by stores and the second story by apartments. The defendant had hired a Mrs. Bevan as caretaker of the apartment. She and her husband occupied a three-room apartment, one room of which was rented to plaintiff for the sum of $3 per week with the privilege of getting her own meals in their kitchen.

There were several other apartments on the same floor of the building which were reached by a stairway that led down to the street entrance. The hallway adjacent to…