Holm v. Investment & Securities Co.

This action was instituted to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by respondent occasioned by his falling through the open door of an unguarded freight elevator shaft. The parties named as defendants appeared separately. A directed verdict resulted for the Investment and Securities Company, and a verdict and judgment was entered against C. Wesley Fike, who appeals from that judgment.

The Investment and Securities Company, a corporation, which will hereinafter be referred to as the “corporation,” is the owner of the Fairmont hotel, a six story brick building constructed in 1906,…