William Penn Hotel, Inc. v. Cohen

CARROLL, CHAS., Chief Judge.

The appellee Barnett Cohen recovered a judgment against the appellant William Penn Hotel, based on a jury verdict for $5,000 for personal injuries which he sustained from falling plaster, while a guest in the hotel.

The two questions raised on this appeal may be summarized as follows: (1) whether there was evidence of permanent or continuing injuries, to support and justify a charge which included such items as elements of damage, and (2) whether it was prejudicial error to admit into evidence the City of Miami Beach building and zoning records relating to the…