Peltier v. Dahlke

This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment for the plaintiff in a personal injury action.

The only error assigned that calls for discussion is the trial court’s denial of defendants’ motion for a judgment of involuntary nonsuit.

Defendants were the owners of the Roseland Hotel in Portland and for several years prior to the accident in which plaintiff was injured, she was employed by them as a clerk at the registration desk. On February 10, 1964, while working behind the desk she fell to the floor and sustained serious injuries, including a broken hip. Plaintiff claims that the cause of…