Meyers v. Oasis Sanitorium, Inc.

Oasis Sanitarium, Inc., appeals from a judgment for the plaintiff for personal injuries.

After the entry of judgment and prior to the filing of the respondent’s brief the plaintiff died, and Lillian Meyers, Administratrix, was substituted as respondent. In this opinion, the plaintiff will be referred to as Mrs. Harriman.

Mrs. Harriman was employed by Oasis to cook, clean, and work as a practical nurse. Oasis operates a geriatrics home. It consists of a main building and an auxiliary building 50 feet away, in which some of the Oasis employes reside.

On January 13, 1958, Mrs. Harriman was sent by…