Jones v. . Bland

The action is to recover damages for the alleged negligence of T. L. Bland, proprietor of Hotel Louise, and another, in leaving open the elevator shaft leading off the hotel lobby and into which plaintiff fell, receiving serious, painful, and enduring injuries. There was denial of liability and plea of contributory negligence on part of plaintiff. On the trial there was evidence tending to show that on the afternoon of 23 January, 1918, about 3:30 p. m., plaintiff was invited into said Hotel Lousie by W. B. Troy, a boarder at the hotel, and the two were going up to the room of said Troy on…