Bradley v. Allis Hotel Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is an action by the guest of a hotel to recover damages from a defendant hotel company for personal injuries. The action resulted in a hung jury, and defendant appeals from an adverse ruling on its demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence and on its motion for a directed verdict at the end of the trial.

The petition in substance alleged: Plaintiff was a guest of the Allis Hotel Company located in the city of Wichita. Defendant held itself out to its guests as being able to furnish to them competent and expert tailoring, cleaning and valet…