George B. Giles v. Pick Hotels Corporation and Fort Shelby Hotel Company

The appellant was injured while he and a bellboy employed by appellee were engaged in removing luggage from the appellant’s car in front of the appellee’s hotel in Detroit. While the bellboy was taking baggage out of the rear seat of the car, the appellant reached into the front seat to remove a brief case. In doing so he supported himself by placing his left hand on the center pillar to which the rear door was hinged with his fingers in a position to be injured if the rear door was closed. The bellboy closed the rear door, and a part of the appellant’s left index finger was amputated. The…