Dow v. Tarkington

JACKSON, Justice.

The question for decision in this appeal is whether plaintiff’s evidence is sufficient as a matter of law to establish primary negligence on the part of the defendants.

Plaintiff in the trial court, Letha Tarkington, age 61, was a maid or housekeeper at the Beauclair Hotel in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, managed by defendant Gertrude Dow and owned by defendant Bankers Life and Casualty Company. Her work consisted chiefly in cleaning apartments that had been vacated in anticipation of the arrival of new tenants.

On the morning when plaintiff Tarkington was injured she was directed by…