Jessen v. Sweigert

Citations

• 66 Cal. 182
• 4 P. 1188
• 1884 Cal. LEXIS 723

Syllabus

<p>Negligence—Injury from an Awning—Liability of Owner of Building.— An ordinance of the city of San Francisco prohibited the construction of awnings in front of buildings over the public streets, except upon the condition that the awning should “be securely placed and supported.” Meld, that the owner of a building who erects such an awning, or suffers one to be erected by a tenant, assumes an obligation to the public to keep it well secured, and is liable to a party who suffers an injury from a falling of the awning, owing to a defect in its supports, although at the time of the injury the building was occupied by a tenant under a lease.</p>