Iverson v. Quam

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff on January 10, 1946, shortly after 6 p. m., by reason of a fall down an unlighted basement stairway in a building owned by defendant Andrew Quam, part of which was then under lease to the remaining defendants for restaurant purposes.

Plaintiff’s action was founded upon defendants’ alleged common-law negligence in failing properly to light such stairway and, in addition, upon their alleged failure to light such stairway as required by M. S. A. 157.05, subd. 1. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, the trial court…