Coates v. Milner Hotels, Inc.

Plaintiff Grace Coates commenced suit on May 22, 1941, against Milner Hotel Company, in an action of trespass on the case. She charged that, because of the negligence of the named defendant, her room at the Reid1 Hotel, where she was a guest, was entered by one John Doe, also known by the name of “Orange,” who, while undér the influence of liquor, violently assaulted her. In a second count she claimed damages because of a breach of an implied contract to protect her against intrusion while in the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of her room. In each of the counts she 'Charged that the assault…