Rothfield v. St. Louis Bath House Corp.

Full title: Max Rothfield, Appellee, v. St. Louis Bath House Corporation, Appellant

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Jun 20, 1949

338 Ill. App. 200 (Ill. App. Ct. 1949)

86 N.E.2d 897

Opinion

Gen. No. 44,571. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed June 20, 1949 Released for publication July 18, 1949

EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS, § 3^_ — nonliability of operator of public bath house for scalding of hand of patron. Operator of public bath house was not liable for injuries received by patron whose hand was scalded by hot water when he attempted to draw cold water from combination hot and cold faucet, located 12 inches from floor level, to cool off after taking sweat bath, where there was no evidence of any defective equipment, and patron was familiar with facilities of house, including shower room generally used by patrons for cooling off.

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

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. FRANK E. DONOGHUE, Judge, presiding.

Reversed. Heard in the first division, first district, this court at the October term, 1948.

Harold E. Marks and Herman Herson, for appellant;

Samuel Solomon and Isadore Wolf, for appellee;

Charles D. Snewind, of counsel.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE FEINBERG.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed June 20, 1949; released for publication July 18, 1949.