STEWARD v. McDONALD

No. 97-137.

958 S.W.2d 297 (1997)

330 Ark. 837

William T. STEWARD and Jeannine G. Steward, Appellants, v. Jerry Eugene McDONALD and Professional Services Industries, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel D. Johnson, Fort Smith, for Appellant.

Brian P. Boyce, Little Rock, Eddie H. Walker, Jr., Stephen M. Sharum, Fort Smith, for Appellee.


THORNTON, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether a landlord owes a duty of care to his tenant's employees. Appellants William T. Steward and Jeannine G. Steward ("Landlords") leased a building to appellee Professional Services Industries, Inc. (PSI). PSI employed appellee Jerry Eugene McDonald, who was injured when a riser broke while he was carrying boxes weighing approximately 120 pounds up a flight of stairs in the leased building. The stairway did not have...

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