T. S. M. CORPORATION v. HIRTH

No. 22832.

473 P.2d 707 (1970)

T. S. M. CORPORATION, Plaintiff in Error, v. Frank W. HIRTH, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

August 10, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yegge, Hall, Treece & Evans, Wesley H. Doan, Denver, for plaintiff in error.

Fugate & Mitchem, Michael H. Jackson, McNichols, Wallace, Nigro & Johnson, Roger F. Johnson, Denver, for defendant in error.


GROVES, Justice.

The defendant in error, as plaintiff, obtained a verdict in the amount of $16,000 against the defendant, the plaintiff in error here. The action involved personal injuries resulting from plaintiff's fall down a stairway on defendant's premises. We reverse, holding that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

Defendant owned and operated a restaurant in downtown Denver known as the Gayety Inn. This establishment...

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