Million v. Rahhal

DAVISON, Justice.

The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The plaintiffs operate a mercantile store in Clinton, Oklahoma, known as Len’s Men’s Wear. They leased the lower floor of a two story building owned by the defendants for the use in the operation of their store. The upper story of the building had been unoccupied for several months prior to the incident involved here. During the early part of January, 1963, the weather in Clinton was cold and freezing conditions existed. The water pipes in the top floor of the building froze and burst. On the night of January…