Legal Opinion
Lucy K. Cohen v. Western Hotels, Inc., and E. B. Degolia
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1960No. 16455_1PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
The morning of August 4, 1957, appellant, having been an overnight guest at the Maurice Hotel in San Francisco, California, checked out, then with baggage and parcels in her arms started toward the main entrance and fell on a rug which was spread in the lobby of the hotel. Appellant sustained serious injuries. Alleging negligence on the part of the hotel owners in the manner in which the rug was laid, appellant brought suit. Appellee answered denying negligence and also alleging contributory negligence. The issues were tried to a jury which found in favor of appellee.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Southern Pac. Co. v. GuthrieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Jennie R. Duff and Elizabeth Bronson v. H. L. PageCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Oakes v. ChapmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Manuel P. AmaralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Paul Lessig v. Tidewater Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Clifford Gowdy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- John Milton Phillips, Jr., Jack Cecil Cherbo and Richard Dale Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Ruth C. Krizak and John M. Krizak v. W. C. Brooks & Sons, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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