McLeod v. Savoy Hotel Co.

This is an action for damages arising from the accidental injury and death of plaintiff’s decedent at a time when she was a passenger in an elevator owned and operated by the defendant hotel company in its hotel in the city of Detroit. On trial before jury, plaintiff had judgment. Defendant, now in receivership, appealed.

The accident happened about 2 a. m., March 24, 1929. During the evening of March 23d plaintiff’s decedent, Elizabeth McLeod, and another young-lady together with two male companions attended the Cass Theater and after the show went to the Oriole Terrace where they dined and…