HILL, J.
The determinative issue here is whether a building code was retroactive, so as to make conditions in existing buildings unlawful which had theretofore been lawful.
The plaintiff, Byron M. Sorensen who had been a guest in the Leopold hotel at Bellingham for about six weeks, slipped while descending a ramp which connected an alley entrance to the hotel with the lobby. He brought an action against the Leopold Hotel Company. A jury awarded him substantial...
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