Wank v. Herman

Action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by respondent’s intestate when he fell down a stairway in a multiple dwelling owned by appellants and in which said intestate was a tenant. The appeal is from a judgment directed in favor of respondent after trial by the court without a jury. The trial court found that lack of adequate light, of which appellants had actual notice, was the proximate cause of the accident. Judgment unanimously affirmed, with costs. On this record, a question of fact was presented for determination by the trial court (Multiple…