Eggers v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The Court finds the facts specially as follows: “1Y Horace O. Wright, Jr., died testate on Noveriiber 7, 1965...... “2. On November 9, 1964, American Fletcher. National Bank and Robért H. Wright weire duly appointed and qualified as co-executors of the estate of Horace O. Wright, Jr. ..by the Marion County Probate Court of Indiana. The coéxecutórs have continued to serve in this capacity ever since. “3. For some time prior to November 21, 1961, Myrtle M. Eggers was a tenant, in a certain apartment building owned and. operated by Horace O. Wright, Jr. which was located at 441 South Pine Street, Indianapolis,. Marion County, Indiana. .' “4. A metal fire escape, used in common by ail tenants, was attached to. the outside rear wall of the apartment building. Each metal step of the fire escape was bolted or riveted. to an angle iron at each side of the step. The angle irons were also bolted or riveted to certain side plates of metal which are called ‘stringers/. The vertical portion of each angle iron was flush with the surface of each stringer. The shaft of each belt, or- rivet which held the angle iron to the stringer was completely concealed by the width of the angle irons and the width of the stringers. ; “5. On November 21, 1961, Myrtle M. Eggers was descending upon the fire escape from her second story apartment. When Myrtle M. Eggers stepped upon the bottom step of the fire escape, the side of the step toward the apartment building dropped down, thereby causing Myrtle M. Eg”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eggers v. Wright

2. “(1) On direct examination of appellant, she testified that she lived in Apartment 3 at 441 South Pine Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at the time she suffered the accident described in her complaint. (2) That she fell when the bottom step gave way. (3) That -the appellant saw other, tenants as well as^the custodian and his wife at various, times walking on the-fire escape. (4) That the step which broke and caused her to fall was “rotted through” or “rusted out” and that there was rust on the building where the metal bar went into the brick, not only in connection with the step in question,: but in connection with other steps.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eggers v. Wright

3. “1. The appellee-landlord, Robért H. Wright, failed to make a reasonable inspection of the premises to determine the condition of the step which gave way when the appellant stepped upon it. 2. The appellee-landlord, Robert H. Wright, failed to inspect and repair the defective step which gave way and caused the appellant’s accident; and that said step which caused the appellant to fall was defective and rusted out. 3. The appellee-landlord, Robert H. Wright, either knew, or should have known, of the dangerous and hazardous condition of the step which gave way and caused the appellant to fall. .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Eggers v. Wright