Schip v. Pabst Brewing Co.

Defendant was the owner of an old stone building, which had been built on the steep side of a bluff at the corner of Wabasha and Third streets in St. Paul. The rear of the building, facing the Mississippi river, was five stories high, while the front was only two stories above the grade of said streets. The building was in a decayed and dangerous condition to such an extent that it became necessary to have it torn down. The defendant advertised for bids for taking down the building, and one Gorton being the lowest bidder, a contract was let to him, whereby he agreed to take down and remove…