Clayton v. Ann Arbor Motor Inn, Inc

For the purpose of this appeal, the germane facts are not in dispute. On March 20, 1970, plaintiff, Robert Clayton, Jr., a paying guest at the Ann Arbor Motor Inn, allegedly sustained serious injuries when he entered the bathtub in his rented room and while trying to adjust the water temperature was severely burned.

Some nine months prior to the alleged incident, *373the defendant Ann Arbor Motor Inn, Inc., a Michigan corporation, filed a petition for arrangement under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Act. The purpose of Chapter 11 is to continue the business and try to settle its financial problems.…