PALMORE, Judge.
The appellee, Mattie Pearl Crook, recovered a judgment against the appellant, owner of an apartment building, for injuries received when she fell through a trap door in a hallway of the building. The trap door led to a basement and had been left open by a tenant 15 minutes or so before the accident. There was no evidence to suggest that the owner had notice of or should have anticipated this negligent action of the tenant. The theory of liability was...
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