DOW v. TARKINGTON

No. 41799.

452 P.2d 135 (1969)

Gertrude DOW and the Bankers Life and Casualty Company, a Corporation, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Letha TARKINGTON, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall & Sublett, Carl D. Hall, Jr., Tulsa, for plaintiffs in error.

Rainey & Barksdale, and James S. Steph, Okmulgee, for defendant in error.


JACKSON, Justice.

The question for decision in this appeal is whether plaintiff's evidence is sufficient as a matter of law to establish primary negligence on the part of the defendants.

Plaintiff in the trial court, Letha Tarkington, age 61, was a maid or housekeeper at the Beauclair Hotel in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, managed by defendant Gertrude Dow and owned by defendant Bankers Life and Casualty Company. Her work consisted chiefly in cleaning apartments that...

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