Herdt v. Koenig
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. Daniel D. Fishery Judge. The liability of a landlord, for injuries on common portion of property extends to tenant’s guest, guest of tenant’s wife, and on principal to guest of tenant’s son. Roche v. Sawer, 176 Mass. 71; Hart v. Cole, 156 Mass. 479; Henkel v. Muir, 31 Hun 28; Gleason y. Boehm, 58 N. J. L. 477; Fisher v. Jensen, 30 111. App. 11; Curtis y. Kiely, 153 Mass. 123; Hiltenbeck y. Guhring, 131 N. Y. 674; O’Sullivan y.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. Daniel D. Fishery Judge. The liability of a landlord, for injuries on common portion of property extends to tenant’s guest, guest of tenant’s wife, and on principal to guest of tenant’s son. Roche v. Sawer, 176 Mass. 71; Hart v. Cole, 156 Mass. 479; Henkel v. Muir, 31 Hun 28; Gleason y. Boehm, 58 N. J. L. 477; Fisher v. Jensen, 30 111. App. 11; Curtis y. Kiely, 153 Mass. 123; Hiltenbeck y. Guhring, 131 N. Y. 674; O’Sullivan y. Norwood, 14 Daly 286; Coupe y. Platt, 172 Mass. 458; Defiance W. Co. y. Oliver, 32 L. R. A. 736; McGinley v. Alliance…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
— This is an action for damages alleged to have accrued to plaintiff on account of personal injuries received through defendant’s negligence in maintaining a defective fence around a common yard adjacent to a rock quarry. While plaintiff was leaning over the topmost board of the fence, it became loosened from the shed to which it was nailed, and precipitated him to the bottom of the quarry beneath. Plaintiff received painful and serious injuries by coming in contact with the stones below. At the conclusion of all of the evidence on the part of plaintiff, the court directed a verdict for the…
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