O'Neal v. Bainbridge

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

Plaintiffs brought this action and recovered a judgment for $800 as damages. The defendant appeals.

The action is based upon the alleged breach of the covenants of a lease by which the defendant leased the plaintiffs the first floor and basement of a building in Dodge City, Kan. On the 10th of March, 1912, the building was partially destroyed by fire. The roof was totally destroyed; a portion of the east wall was burned; the falling of the roof broke through an old skylight, and a portion of the second-story floor was burned through. No…