O'Laughlin v. Barstow

KAROHL, Judge.

Plaintiff O’Laughlin sued defendants Barstow and Sioux Yacht Club, Inc. for personal injuries resulting from a fall on a stairway leading from a river bank to a boat dock. Defendant Sioux Yacht Club, Inc. leased “bank space for wet storage” to members of the Club who stored and used their boats along the river. During the relevant period the Club leased dock space to defendant Barstow. Some of the lessees, including defendant Barstow, constructed stairways from the river bank to their docks. Lessees and their guests customarily used all stairways on Club grounds. No express…