Nunneley v. Edgar Hotel

36 Cal.2d 493 (1950)

GOLDA J. NUNNELEY, Respondent,

v.

EDGAR HOTEL et al., Appellants.

L. A. No. 21454.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Dec. 19, 1950.

Forgy, Reinhaus & Forgy, Arthur M. Bradley and Stanley M. Reinhaus for Appellants.

Harvey, Rimel & Johnston and Fred D. Johnston for Respondent.

EDMONDS, J.

A jury awarded Golda J. Nunneley substantial damages for personal injuries sustained by her when she fell down a shaft opening onto the roof of a hotel building. The appeal from the judgment in her favor presents for decision questions as to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the…