Murphy v. Brichler

Appellee, Ethel Murphy (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff), recovered judgment in the circuit court of St. Clair county in the sum of $5,000, against appellant, George W. Brichler (hereinafter called defendant), for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as the result of a fall into a cellar opening, which occurred on premises owned by the defendant, but occupied by tenants.

The complaint alleged in substance (as is also shown by the facts), that the premises owned by defendant consisted of a two-story brick building located in the city of East St. Louis; that the first floor was occupied…