Athens v. Ernst

Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing the cause for want of prosecution in an action to recover damages for personal injuries and for property damage resulting from a boiler explosion in the premises owned by the defendant and leased to plaintiff.

August 24, 1942, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging in substance that she operated a beauty shop in the premises owned by the defendant and that on April 11,1941, an explosion or a fire of unusual violence took place in the central heating plant causing substantial damage to plaintiff’s premises and equipment and that certain furniture in…