Hull v. Davenport
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sessions, J., entered June 11,1915, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in using an elevator.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
Action for personal injuries. Defendants own and conduct a restaurant and hotel in Spokane. Plaintiff was an experienced waiter. At the time of the accident, he was, and for a considerable time had been, in defendants’ service in that capacity. His duties were those of an ordinary waiter, in addition to which he was required to keep his tables stocked with staple supplies, such as crackers, sugar and the like. These he secured from the commissary department, located in the basement immediately beneath the restaurant proper and the kitchen, which were on the first floor.
At the time of the…
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