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Mary A. Young, Appellant, v. Knickerbocker Hotel Company, Appellee.

INNS, RESTAURANTS AND LODGING HOUSES, § 20 — questions for jury in guest's action for personal injuries. In seventy-three year old guest's action against hotel company for injuries sustained when guest suffered burns from hot water and steam coming out of shower spout over bath tub, whether defendant was negligent and whether plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence barring recovery were questions for jury, under evidence that hot water system in basement of hotel was under complete control of defendant, that such system had a thermostat control intended to keep hot water below 160 degrees Fahrenheit, and that at least on two occasions prior to day of accident defendant's engineer saw thermometer as high as 190 degrees.

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Opinion by JUSTICE FEINBERG.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed March 29, 1948; rehearing denied April 9, 1948; released for publication April 9, 1948.

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YOUNG v. KNICKERBOCKER HOTEL CO
(Mar 29, 1948)