Clark v. George B. Wuestefeld Co.

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries which she suffered when her right foot broke through the roof of a garage owned by the defendant. The jury returned a verdict for $2500, and the defendant has appealed from the denial of its motion to set the verdict aside and from the judgment.

The first claim, that there was not sufficient evidence to prove that the defendant was negligent, is based upon a contention that the defendant had no notice of the defect. The evidence, taken in its aspect most favorable to the plaintiff, showed, that the defendant leased to…