Ginnis v. Mapes Hotel Corporation

OPINION

By the Court,

Collins, C. J.:

This is an appeal in a personal injury action from a jury verdict in favor of respondents (defendants below). We conclude prejudicial error was committed, reverse that judgment and remand the action for a new trial as to respondent Dor-O-Matic. We affirm the judgment as to respondent Mapes Hotel Corporation.

Appellant, Georgia C. Ginnis (plaintiff below), a business invitee in the Mapes Hotel in Reno, Nevada, was caught in an automatic door which closed upon her while she was leaving the hotel, injuring her. The door was designed and manufactured by…