TRUST v. WASHINGTON SHERATON CORPORATION

No. 4462.

252 A.2d 21 (1969)

Esther TRUST and Matthew Trust, Appellants, v. WASHINGTON SHERATON CORPORATION, d/b/a the Sheraton Park Hotel, a body corporate, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack H. Olender, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

John J. O'Neill, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Francis X. Quinn and Robert E. Anderson, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and FICKLING and KERN, Associate Judges.


FICKLING, Associate Judge:

Mr. and Mrs. Trust (appellants) sued Washington Sheraton Corporation (appellee) for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Trust in a fall at appellee's hotel. The jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Trust in the amount of $2,000 and for Mr. Trust in the amount of $1,000. Judgment not withstanding the verdict was entered for the appellee on the grounds that there was no negligence on its part and that there was negligence on the part of Mrs. Trust...

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