Crawford v. Rice

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This was an •action by the appellee, a minor, suing by his next friend, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while he was in an elevator in a hotel at Big Spring, Tex., which was owned and operated by the appellant. The injury was attributed to negligence charged against the appellant.

Evidence without conflict showed the following: The hotel, which has 150 rooms, was new, having been opened for business in November, 1927. It contained the first elevator erected in Big Spring. Before and after the hotel building was completed, children living in Big…