Ettlinger v. Trustees of Randolph-Macon College

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This action was instituted in the court below in behalf of one Reginald Ettlinger, hereafter called the plaintiff, against the Trustees of Randolph-Maeon College, Inc., as defendant, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him when the Randolph-Maeon Military Academy at Pront Royal, Va., was destroyed by fire. The academy was owned by the defendant, and plaintiff was a student therein. He alleges that defendant was negligent in not maintaining the electric wiring and fixtures in the academy in proper condition, in not providing that building with adequate…