Cubbage v. Leep

We shall refer to the parties by name. This was an action by Claude V. Leep, hereinafter referred to as Leep, against C. D. Cubbage and Ethel Cubbage (husband and wife), proprietors and operators of an inn, or tavern, located in Canon City, Colorado, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Leep while a guest in the establishment.

The complaint alleged that Leep was a business guest at the Cubbage establishment, known as “Cubs In,” and while there a fight and altercation occurred involving Dee Edward Millhollin, “a certain person unknown to this plaintiff and the defendant Ethel…