Jarvis v. Prout

STOULIG, Judge.

This is an action, sounding in tort, brought by the husband and daughter of the deceased, Elizabeth Harris Jarvis, to recover damages resulting from her death by carbon monoxide asphyxiation allegedly attributable to a malfunctioning wall heater in the defendant’s motel.

After a trial, judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff Henry Jarvis in the sum of $11,129.05 and in favor of plaintiff Myrtle Mae Haywood for $10,000 and against the defendants, Ferdinand Prout, the motel owner, and his liability insurance carrier, The Home Indemnity Company of New York. From an adverse…