Dux v. Hostetter

This action was instituted by plaintiff, Fred Dux, against defendant A. T. Hostetter, doing business as the Lewis Hotel, to recover damages allegedly sustained during the night of May 13, 1949, when, he, as a paying guest, was staying at defendant’s hotel in a room assigned him. It was further alleged that during that night a fire broke out in the hotel after plaintiff had retired and, by reason of defendant’s negligence in failing to provide adequate safety measures and in failing to comply with the building code of the city of Pasco, the plaintiff suffered severe injuries in making his…