Barres v. Watterson Hotel Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge -Sampson

Affirming.

Appelant, Edith A. Barres, was a regularly employed maid at the Watterson Hotel in Louisville. At the close of the day’s work she removed her apron and put on her -street dress for the purpose of leaving the hotel on her way home. She was on -one of the- upper floors of the hotel. She entered an elevator -operated by the hotel for carrying its employes -and for other needs of the -establishment, and ¡started f or the ground flopr. In transit a large piece of metal fell from the top o.f the elevator -shaft and struck appellant on the head,…