Roman v. King, 233 S.W. 161 (1921)

Citation: Roman v. King, 233 S.W. 161 (1921)
Parent Document: Roman v. King, 233 S.W. 161 (1921)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 1921-07-23
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3550984/roman-v-king/ ↗

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The thing of which plaintiff now complains is that the carriers upon which these steps rested and to which they were nailed were rotten and would not hold the nails which should keep them in place, so that one end of the step gave way beneath her feet and caused her fall. This was probably true, for the defendant was on the spot with a carpenter within an hour after the injury, and repaired the damage, using the same old step in the new structure, but throwing the carriers into the scrap heap and putting in new ones. *Page 660 
jury on the sole ground that he had succeeded in making it dangerous to enter or leave by that route. In such a case the jury may weigh the need of the tenant in the same balance into which the cupidity of the owner has already been cast. It is unnecessary to express any opinion on the propriety of the remaining instructions.

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