Elfers v. Schuff & Sons Hotel Co.

This action was brought by William Elfers, as administrator of the estate of his minor son, Henry Elfers, to recover damages for wrongful death alleged due to the negligence in the construction and maintenance of an elevator in the Palmer House, a hotel in Grand Island. *237The petition alleged that while Henry Elfers was employed by the defendant as an elevator operator in the hotel on June 4, 1924, he was injured in the elevator, which injuries resulted in his death. The answer denies generally the allegations of the petition. This cause was tried first to a jury, which returned a verdict on…