Patrick v. . Springs
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeau from Ward, J., at July Special Term, 1910, of Hyde. Tbe action was brought to recover damages of defendant Springs, tbe keeper of a hotel in Washington, N. C., for damages suffered by plaintiff by reason of having been assigned to an unsanitary room in .which was an unsafe and leaky gas fixture. The usual issues were submitted of negligence, contributory negligence,, and damage.
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Appeau from Ward, J., at July Special Term, 1910, of Hyde. Tbe action was brought to recover damages of defendant Springs, tbe keeper of a hotel in Washington, N. C., for damages suffered by plaintiff by reason of having been assigned to an unsanitary room in .which was an unsafe and leaky gas fixture. The usual issues were submitted of negligence, contributory negligence,, and damage. The jury answered first issue “Yes,” the second “No,” and assessed plaintiff’s damage at $250. The court rendered judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The record discloses that this action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages suffered by reason of being-asphyxiated while plaintiff was a guest in defendant’s hotel in Washington, N. C. The testimony shows that plaintiff and companion were assigned by defendant’s clerk to a room in defendant’s hotel. The evidence of plaintiff tends to prove that he resided in Hyde County and was visiting Washington and stopped at defendant’s hotel with his companion, one Mann. They were assigned to a room and went to bed about 11 o’clock at night. The hotel was lighted by gas, and the plaintiff’s…
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