Duncan v. Chelsea Hotel Co.

This is an action brought by Maude D. Duncan against the Chelsea Hotel Company, a corporation, to recover damages claimed to have been suffered by her as she was lowering an In-A-Door bed in her room in the hotel. A jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $1,000, upon which judgment was entered.- Defendant appeals.

Defendant’s motions for a directed verdict and also its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict were overruled. Defendant states in its brief that it does not seek a new trial; that its position is, that taking all of the evidence most favorable to plaintiff,…