De Casiano v. Morgan

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Alicia De Casiano — as the result of a fall, after tripping on the stairway of a factory building where she was employed—against the tenant Rosenblum who controlled the stairway, and the landlord Morgan for violation of a statutory duty.

On the trial, the complaint was dismissed as against Morgan and the case as against Rosenblum resulted in a jury verdict in the amount of $1,800. Plaintiff appealed to this court and to the Court of Appeals from the dismissal, as error, and from the judgment against…