Finnegan v. Royal Realty Co.

These appeals are taken by the defendant, Boyal Bealty Company, a corporation, from judgments for plaintiffs entered upon verdicts of a jury in two actions for damages for personal injuries. The complaints named as defendants the appellant and Herman Helbush, its president. The verdicts were in favor of plaintiffs against the appellant corporation, and in favor of the defendant Helbush. The actions were consolidated for trial and tried together. The *410two appeals have been submitted on one set of briefs and involve identical questions.

The cases arose out of a fire which occurred on January 20,…