Rose L. Schnitzer v. Lawrence Nixon and Earl M. Heath, Individually and Trading as Cavalier Manor Motel
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:
Painful injuries were suffered by Rose L. Schnitzer, plaintiff, while a guest at the motel in Richmond, Virginia, operated by Lawrence Nixon and Earl M. Heath, defendants, when the chair in which she was sitting collapsed. She sued in three counts: negligence in providing a defective chair, violation of the statutory obligations of an innkeeper and breach of implied warranty of the chair’s suitability. Now depending only upon the warranty, she appeals against the District Court’s dismissal of her complaint. It was a bench trial with a jury waived. We find…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Murphy's Hotel, Inc. v. Cuddy's Adm'rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Horton v. MarstonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Kirby v. MoehlmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- Crosswhite v. Shelby Operating Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1944
- H. M. Gleason & Co. v. International Harvester Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1955
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