Wasson v. Pettit

This action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff in falling down certain steps leading to the cellar of a building owned by the defendant. It appears that at the time of the accident the building was in process of repair, and such repairs had been partially completed, and that the defendant had let out the basement or cellars to which the steps in question led to a tenant, and such tenant had let out a portion thereof to a subtenant. It further appears that, notwithstanding this letting, the defendant assumed the charge and custody of the building and its…