Robinson v. King

From a judgment directing a verdict in favor of defendants after trial before a jury in an action to recover damages for injuries resulting from the alleged negligence of defendants, plaintiff appeals. There is also a purported appeal from the order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

Fads: Plaintiff, a licensed plumber, was employed by defendants to install certain plumbing and do repair work in connection therewith on a hotel of defendants’ known as the Ohio Hotel. Specifically he was hired to install a boiler, heater and the regular pipe work in connection therewith.

The work was…