The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-02
/ GLASS APPEAL
s.reef Damage Case Soon
p.fare supreme Court
- AGAINST ex-sAERiFF.
,CpsA~r.nsffon suis-Mo-
prr,~ FIIe1-onjcotions
- Aiverd sale.

xn sarasss SSH a Danssi Class
q colszsn Tor sFiiaFiss rss,s's geo
s.-..rasss wsst Street sossi hfe
;ss4. care noE On appeal
$780, ~osr1, ceirras yesterday
- ree silt. which xessi against
=. sssertor coGrz. vas brought
- a. tfs~ cwnsr OF thu bald
- .I,sxs,ion thzt be had leased
u .rr,,esss Of 9 hotel In dan
- s,seessre condition. aod taat
49, NTH the kao~ie1S, o. It's
IT, ID ths tire the ACCIDENT oc-
r-xs~fhsssss had allowed 4.
's...s.sd A. a hotel and received
~ - SO. knowing II 20 - a dan
s-4sxsee. ceiras, on me otbes
yass admitting ne owner SEP.
- hy.si sax leased In . ssfs cnf-
snst tho interior arrangements
-. ~ the tenant with material
= sl.sssgf, which he was at All
.-,.e,ss~d 10 remove EolmaD re-
80 or constellation for tne ma
5000 the building into r0oEas
1.--~xT and had no control over
- .rrznx merits or the man
- rns structural portions OF The
- ~srs strorg. safe and well con-
- ne hosel Eas conducted as =
- class house. and for that
- - ssen sought cut ~ Glass. WOO
- 4 - character and c0nofion he-
q ssxsns q as a Eussf- The only re-
- a. he hossikeepsr WAS that The
q. ..csss 20; be narrower than four
"a psr,itsons should not be made
= ',..s<r lass than IL inches ia thick
.. ~ that the hotel should be con-
- ID ar orderly manner.
1. srures,sl6as OF law. the brief sets
: 4, IL the abssncs Of fraud. or an
..,ax,sss to fha; effect. there II no un-
1870 "a the part Of the landlord with
| !. sssxss, ag others lawfully or the prem
.. .hss thsy are tsnanfAble, or that they
~ : safsar or conveniently used for the
-.~rsrs rs which ihay we're &rp4reniy
|rxsss Il a tenant suffers premises to
| = 81 n rs2sir. or makes use Of them 10
4 ~ n 10 render them dangerous. the
80 All Dot the landlord II response
! e. "a lajury occurring: and II tho
s.ssss a.. IN good repair when iemiKesl.
< saxsssd become dangerous. the land
:. q ass responsible. either To ths oc-
|mszs ~ ts the public. unless he has ak
|pmIs tgresf "a repair. Those who enter
Il sxzssr, easinsss with tho tenant In
|rsrs1se 20 % at his Instance. and not
4 a.. Il the landlord. They DO not stand
Il - rsAtlon Of strangers TO the prsfni-
= sni injured. their claim. II any,
Is snlns TIE ,snani Glass. n IL stated,
III sss stsht upon bis rights As a stran-
h ,ss sss be injured By an Injury re-
|ezas to him BY tbs bad condition Of re-
|smsnfs property After referring to
|gaizEfs knowledge Of tho fac, that ha
~ . clothed sni papsrsd house lighted
h an5s TIE eri-f says:
q sss Cor him. with this knowieiEs.
b tkwnln- whether he would be the In
- 4 saah . house. and for the small
- sesss assume the risks necessarily
sszasr, 10 IL He had no right to expect
~ ~ > esnis DAY ana niGht he could
~ as sssurity ot a frst-clA.s hotel.
~ 4 many tiIaes greater Price IL
O1d But. IN any event. he was APP
- q fh< eharactsr 81 tho building 10
"a TIE Railways. tho wooden psrti-
= % cloth. the paper. the manner
9eone The house ~eFe al, DISCLOSED TO
= ssx es ten days before the acci-
~ occurred The dangers. ~ any, were
: nlsas 70 hin A. 90 any one II he
- ~ he indseemeni Of a small price.
Z Mans the hazards OF FIRE. which he
ssfscs vas az accident. and with which
''ssaass7 heiiher directly nor Indirectly
= ~ eeneeFn. the risk was his osn.
= sfsrf eAnsa o. bits injury was the fan
= ~ ecessloned by escaping from a
~zas ho1s-. The house took fire by
ssasAs. and ths spread n the flames wa.
$3.50 ~ ne furnishings pa, In BY this
- sAisa ne tssiiaa@ Re know OF lie
- 'asFs Voluntarily unGsr ihesa circur-
! aad a. the guest OF IN. terAn,
aNs y Ike that OF an employ. who
= entitled % secure machinery ana
sssaesa. bat n with knowiadr. Of their
% chooses 20 work Ia rarn,.
Or IKE that Of the fenan, ht,,.
.ag % recover frors the landlord
a. sac ossss gone TO Colman he could
@ss leafnsi from him what he al
s.s ~ namely, what the stairway
~ were oiat the halls were an n.
nsr. tsat the partitions were -
: - - sAlls elethei and papered. aud
=. -, -, hkh'ea ~ lamps. II Coiman
sven BIN additional infornn.
:. - s'-ii save been. as shown by plain
y, s-ss - 70 TIE strong and safe str,e-
s...a 49,, Aaier ~ the building when
s'as no IRE or building regulations
- - Violated In coustruetsDx ,he
= l,a such rsrfitionins. clothing
- $3.50 Nsre The common and usual
-. ~. y h'Aises II hat character IN ere
- !, -, sot Mst the hotel haa
ss gs4ss" a"f sew
ss,-s ssalias 81 'he case before Juss-
ne court sathortss,i the enrr~
nj -, A. !, y ola'''issAi az plaintiffs cost.
US faans Glass appealed.