Burrell v. Mayfair-Lennox Hotels, Inc.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY I. EAGER, Special Commissioner.
This is a suit for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in a fall down the steps leading from the lobby of the Lennox Hotel to the Rathskeller. Plaintiff was an airline hostess and, at the time of her injury, was a paying guest in the hotel, which is owned by the defendant. The jury found for plaintiff and assessed her damages at $23,000. The trial court, on motion for a new trial, required a remittitur of $5000 to which plaintiff consented. The appeal is here from a judgment of $18,000.
Plaintiff’s amended petition alleged that her fall was caused by…
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