Cahow v. Michelas

OPINION

By the Court,

Taber, J.:

The Eighth judicial district court, Clark County, awarded plaintiffs $600 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by Mrs. Cahow in the course of her employment as a waitress in defendant’s restaurant (the Nevada Cafe) at Las Vegas, and $429 for consequent loss of wages. Defendant has appealed from the judgment, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

One of Mrs. Cahow’s duties was to carry dirty dishes from the front part of the cafe back to the kitchen, and place them on the drainboard of the sink. There was a swinging door near…