Messier v. Adicks

Lewis, Justice.

Plaintiff, a guest, was injured when he fell over the banister and down three flights of the stairway in the Sir John Hotel, in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 31, 1964. He brought this action to recover the damages sustained by him, alleging that he was intoxicated at the time of his fall and that his injuries resulted from the negligent and wanton failure of the defendant (operator of the hotel) to properly maintain the stairway for use by guests in plaintiff’s condition. In particular it was charged that the stairs were too steep, the banister was too low and not in good…