Thompson Et Ux. v. Refowich

Opinion by

Poster, J.,

The plaintiffs, husband and wife, brought this action of trespass to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the wife when a step, in the stairs leading from the house into the backyard of the premises, which plaintiffs occupied as tenants of the defendant, broke and caused her to fall. They recovered a verdict and judgment in the court below and this appeal is by the defendant. The defendant having taken but one appeal, from the two judgments, entered severally in favor of the husband and wife, the mistake was called to the attention of counsel for…