Brown v. Nichols

Diana Brown, plaintiff and appellant, appeals from a judgment of no cause of action entered in favor of Louis P. Nichols and Stephen Michaels, defendants and appellees, who are the owners of a tavern located on Griswold street in the city of Detroit known as the Citadel Cocktail Lounge.

On March 21, 1949, the plaintiff and her sister-in-law were shopping in downtown Detroit. In mid-afternoon while returning to their car, they walked north along Griswold street. As they passed the entrance to defendants’ place of business, a woman, whose identity is unknown, opened the door of the tavern…