Gow v. Multnomah Hotel, Inc.

BRAND, Acting Chief Justice.

Plaintiff, a guest, sued the defendant hotel companies for damages when a counter stool on which he was sitting broke, easting him to the floor. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. Upon motion of the. defendants, however, judgment was entered for the defendants, notwithstanding the verdict. The plaintiff appeals.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff was seated at the invitation of defendants, upon a stool at the counter, which was negligently maintained in a defective and hazardous condition, and that as the plaintiff was rising from said stool, it broke and…