Ritter v. Norman

Citations

• 71 Wash. 563
• 129 P. 103
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1365

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Dangerous Premises — Hotels —Darkened Stairway — Contributory Negligence — Assumption of Risks. A guest in a hotel is not guilty of contributory negligence per se and does not assume the risks, in the mere use of a darkened stairway, made necessary because the elevator was not in commission, where there was no defect in the construction of the building, which was of modern construction, but merely a neglect on the part of the owner to use lights which had been provided.</p>