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The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Senate Daughters
PI Ian Dinner

Miss Lyla Townsend, daugh-
ter Of Senator John G. Towns
end, jr., is in charge Of ar.
rangements for the annual din
ner dance Of the Daughters Of
the Senate, to be held next
Wednesday evening at the
Shoreham Hotel. Miss Elizabeth
Wheeler, daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler, is
president of the group. Ap-
proximately 20 senator's daugh-
tiers are with their parents in
Washington at present.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Rep. Bloom and
Wife Hosts

The Ambassador of Poland,
Mr.. Stanislaw Patek, was the
honor guest at the dinner given
last evening by Representative
and Mrs. Sol Bloom at their res
idence in Wyoming Avenue.
The other guests we're: the
Minister of the Irish Free State
and Mrs. Michael MacWhite,
the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, Mrs.
Keyes, wife of Senator Henry
w. Keyes; Representative and
Mrs. Joseph w. Byrns, the
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, Mrs.
Charles M. Lea, Miss Vera
Bloom, and the Chief of the
Eastern European Division of
the State Department, Mr..
Robert F, Kelley,
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Envoy Of Spain
To Entertain

The Ambassador Of Spain and
Sonora de CardenaS will enter
tain at dinner this evening, at
the Embassy in Sixteenth
Street, in honor of the Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives
and Mrs. Henry T. Rainey.
y 4
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lit
tauer, who have been in New
York at the Hotel Pierre since
leaving Washington sailed
Thursday on the Berengaria for
Paris.
Mrs. Z. Carter, Of Auckland,
New Zealand, b at the Dodge.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10

ernOr Blanton WlnShlp ana Oele-
cation of hite-uniformed Girl Scouts
who sang as she stepped ashore. While
there, she was the guest of the Gov
ernor who entertained at dinner for
her that evening, and she and the
members of her party remained at the
Governor Mansion overnight.
The First Lady is busy gathering
data on social and economic subjects,
and her days are spent studying the
conditions that exist in the West
Indies.
From San Juan she went to st.
Thomas, V. l., where she found time
to explore two native villages dur
ing her busy round of activities, and
talked to the house wives about cook
ing and the care of food. Later,
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Miss Kit Names
Wedding Date

Miss Elizabeth Weber Kilt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
LeMarr Kilt, has selected
Wednesday, April 4, as the date
for her marriage to Mr.. Ed
ward Blair Yonker, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward George
Yonker, Of this city.
The ceremony will take place
at 4:30 o'clock at st. Adams
Church, the Rev. Charles T.
Warner officiating, and a recep-
ton will follow at the home Of
the brides parents in Woodland
Drive.
Miss Madeline Yonker, sister
of the bridegroom-to-be, will be
the maid of honor, and the
bridesmaids will include, the
Misses Mildred and Peggy En-
glish, daughters of DR.. and Mrs.
Merton A. English.
Mr.. Fergus Lee Lloyd will act
as best man for Mr.. Yonker,
and the ushers will be Mr.. Will
liam A. SemmeS, Mr.. Martin H.
Rittenhouse, jr., and Mr.. Clar"
ence A. Gonnerman.
Arrives Monday
Mrs. Harter. wife of Lieut..
Paul Lewis Harter, U. S. A., the
brides aunt, will arrive in the
Capital Monday from Fort Lea
venworth, Kans., to be here for
the wedding.
Among the many pre-nuptial
parties being, planned for Miss
Kilt is the shower which Mrs.
George A. Berry, the former
Miss Caroline Mackenzie, will
give this afternoon at her par
ents' home, 1901 Ingomar st.
Miss Laura 10 Deadly will en-
tertain at a bridge party, Satur-
day afternoon, March II, at the
Kenwood Golf and Country
Club, for the bride-to-be, and on
March "a, Miss Claire Hoskin-
son will give a shower at her
home in Observatory Circle.
The bride-elect is a graduate
Of Holton Arms School.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10

W e b e g a n
a b out like
this: "It is
such a pleas
ure to be
here, Mr.. Am
b a S S a d or.
Your country
h a S always
fascinated us.
A few years
ago when we
were in War
saw, we met
the great Pill
SudSki."
Smiles and
ow S a n d
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Plan Musical

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears
Henning will entertain at a
musical tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock, at their residence in
Thirty-Second Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney F. Sher-
wood will give a small dinner
Tuesday evening at the Shore
ham.
Miss Katharine E. Hill will
give a dinner at the Shoreham
this evening for her nephew, Mr..
James Preston Parks, in honor
of Miss Ann AleXandrine du
Pont and her sister, Miss Marie
Lesne du Pont, of Wilmington,
Del.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
ConvaIescing in N. Y.

Mrs. John T. Pratt, former
member of Congress from New
York city, is convalescing in
New York at her home in
River House from an indisposi-
ton. Mrs. Pratt has been or
dered by her physicians to take
a complete rest for four weeks.
In April she will open Manor
House, her country home at
Dosoris, Glen Cove, for the
spring.
Judge and Mrs. Clarence N.
Goodwin will entertain at din
ner this evening at the Chevy
Chase Club in compliment to
Mrs. William A. wager of Chi.
cago, who motored to Wash.
ington from Palm Beach, where
she has been for the midsea-
6Ox4S
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Luncheon Hosts

General and Mrs. William
Crozier entertained a small
group at luncheon yesterday at
the Wardman Park Hotel.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Hyde
are at the Waldorf Astoria while
on a brief visit in New York
City.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Dinner for Guests

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Benning
Spencer entertained at dinner
LAST evening at their residence
ia Massachusetts, Avenue in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming
Newbold, who spent a few days
with them en- route from Aiken,
s. C.. to New York whence they
win SAN today for Bermuda.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10

had them show they used their crude UTENSILS
and she drank milk offered by natives at the
roadside.
First Lady Inspects Farm Projects
Mrs Roosevets day at St. Thomas began at 80 A. NJ,
when she swimming, and later she visited the Blue
bird Castle inspected farms and other projects around
Lindbergh Bay.
She flew from St. Thomas to St. Crox with Governor
Paul NJ and her party and they stepped ashore at
the spot where Columbus reputed to have landed from
his first crossing Of the Atlantic.
large crowd assembled there and after being pre-
sented with beautiful bouquet Mrs Roosevelt received
two gfts-a bottle of 45year-old st. Croix o take
to the President; and inlad mahogany and sandal
wood table, The latter gift from the Democratic
Club.
The party unched at Christiansted where they met
number Of officials members of the clergy and other
prominent citizens, and check presented to Mrs.
Roosevelt there the Warm Springs Foundation This
money was raised through public contribution
The First Lady is expected back in the Capital about
March 10,
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Dinner Hostess

Baroness de Sounin, Of Sun
ward, Va, was hostess at din
ner at the Little Tea House
last evening, having as her
guests Mrs. Florence Cannon,
of Arlington, Va, Mr.. Renick
w. Dunlap and Mr.. Carl c.
Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance C. Nc
Cormick have arrived in Wash
ington from their home in
Harrisburg, Pa, and are at the
Carlton.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
For War Secretary

Inc secretary OF war ana
Mrs. George H. Dern were the
guests in whose honor Col. and
Mrs. Earl I. Brown entertained
at dinner last evening at their
home, 1870 Wyoming Ave.
The Military Attache of the
Cuban Embassy, Capt. Enrique
A. Prieto, left Washington this
morning for New York, to join
Sonora de Prieto, who went
there Thursday. They expect
to return to the Capital Mon
day.
The British Consulate Gen.
eral, Captain H. B. Taylor,
arrived from New York yester-
day accompanied by Mrs. Tay-
lor, and they are at Wardman
Park Hotel for a few days.
Senator and Mrs. w. Warren
Barbour have gone to New York
for the weekend.
X
Mrs. Anna r. johnson, jr..
will be hostess at luncheon at
the Shoreham on Wednesday,
March 81.
y 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j.
Gould, of New York City, are
at the Carlton for a few days.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
ReceivedBy Governors and Greeted
With Enthusiasm BY Natives Who
Present Her With Gifts
e3 S"A ee"''".

Glowing reports coming back to US Of Mrs Roose-
velts triumphant arpane tour of Puerto Rico the Virgin
Islands and Haiti Everywhere she is greeted with en-
thusasm and ladened with flowers and gifts.
On her arrival at San JUAN P R., she met by Gov
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Looking on.
With 1&hJ Gorx.

very badly. 1t in May when the Polish Ambassador
Mr.. Sansaw Patek, giving party to celebrate the
creation of the first Polish Constitution.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10
Embassy Dinners

Embassy Dinners
The Ambassador of Italy,
signor Augusta Rosso, will
entertain at dinner at the
Embassy in Sixteenth Street,
Friday evening, March %, and
he will also be host at dinner
the following evening, March "a.
The Ambassador Of Mexico,
Senior DR.. Don Fernando Con-
Zalez Roa, and his nieces, Seno-
rita Dolores Chico Alatorre and
Senorita Sara Chico Alatorre,
will be guests of honor at a
dinner to be given this evening
by the Third Secretary Of the
Embassy, Senor Don Alfredo
Garduno Pombo, at the Shore
ham.
The party was originally
planned for Thursday evening,
but because of the Ambassa-
doris illness was postponed un-
til this evening.
The Ambassador nd his
nieces will be honor guests at
q 5 o'clock tea to be given to-
morrow afternoon by Sonora de
Padilla-Nervo, wife Of the newly
appointed Mexican Minister to
El Salvador and Costa Rica, in
her apartment at Woodley Park
Towers.
X
The Minister of Ecuador,
Senor Captain Colon Eloy
Alfaro, is in New York, where
he will remain for the next two
or three weeks.
The Washington times., 1934-03-10

We had never met the AM .
baSSador before. Determined
to say something very effective,
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

Aiam problem 1t industry
hasn't changed the last few
weeks and that problem is
strikes Activities in Toledo,
whore the national guard was
called out several men killed
and many badly injured, have
stunned the public. At this
writing Pacific Coa>t commerce
tied up solid with the long
-hu.u ts aaj lcn $ strikes
Outside ot this. little that is
especially noteworthy has hap
prnrd ta industry
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

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lt pa.. which 49,
lfsmn Hae.h. tae public
H a.- afta u fla te.I
pu el 200 gUurr" t# proceed
t.a polls tHr a- hten
aslsaIt teu -. tnat
4n SIT w Gc.tru ca,l
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

laE Ha au aH't
mea nd amdaa1 b Digest
return So lar tar present
po'' shows strong Roosevelt
-Ipre carrying Psau-yi-
Eara HaEu "a. Republicans.
ud the only lafee tate carried
hy Hoover ln 1882.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

Mrs B. D. tlrk and child.
ra B#tt aad Earl leit Wed
Hs Ia1 erunl ior N.n on
Iaw tar th VISIT
Wth t n.ber aad Other
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

John Bate 90 wellington
Hans arrived recently for ar
rEis3 q t.er Hsta h.- broth O..
s ~ Bt o $50 .G
Il.iI tn FIu.aIN
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

MISS Elizabeth lores and Ait-s
\eat Huar,gd q ote tu pe
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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

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comfort BOO Hu pafr u-.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

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session At Tempe
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

Mr. and Nr- lanr ae H
IhaeaiN tiss nr,s. Mr- jeu
ia he,u visiting at taai p.es
lur t..H pas, several Wtr.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

900
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17
Principal Produce Markets

strawberries-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady North
Carolina. 32-quArt crates, various va.
rieties, best, $S@3.50: few higher;
poorer, S292.S0; small size, some green,
$1.5012 per crate.
Sweet Potatoes-No carlot arrivals;
no cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate: market steady.
North Carolina, bushel baskets, Puerto
Ricans and Nancy Halls U. S. No. l..
$1.25@1.S0.
Tomstoes-No csrlot arrivals; . broken
and ! unbroken cars on track Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Florida. lug boxes, ripes
and turning. wrapped. hx6 ard large.
dition, S292.50.
Mixed Vegeta bles-No carlot arrivals:
l broken car on track.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Florida. Ia.
bushel crates, fancy, large size, wrapped,
$292.o0; small sizes lower.
Cucumbers-SupplieS moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Florida,
bushel baskets. fancy, S26S.
Oranges-Three California, > Florida
arrived; unbroken cars on track.
9425.
Grapefruit-No carlot arrivals; .
unbroken cars on track. Florida, freight
receipts, boxes, $30SSO.
Lemons-No carlot arrivals. No cars
on track. California boxes Sunkist.
$646.25.
NEW YORK
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17
D. C.. Supreme Court
Recent Decisions

ltion, II Md. 535; 26 Att. 973;
Polling VS.. Ohio River Co., SO w.
Va. 645; "a L. r. A. 215) or a
visitor in a lumber. yard CBranan
VS.. Wimsatt, 81 App. D. c. 37D
or a visitor on railroad property,
Norfolk and western VS.. Wood,
SO Va. 1861
Further, the defendant claimed
that no allegation appeared as to
any defect in the terrace Struc'
ture, nor Of concealment of the
wall except by darkness of the
night. Concealment only by dark
ness Of night does not render a
condition a hidden peril so as
to impose any duty upon the
owner to protect. (Reardon VS.
Thompson. 149 Mass, 267; Sher
man VS.. Maine Central Ry., lie
Me. 1913; Watson VS.. Manitou
Al Colo. 1873; Susquehanna Power
VS.. Jeffress, 159 Md. 1855; Habina
VS.. Twin City Co. $50 Mich. AZ
Citing the case of Clark VS.. Fehl
haber U06 Va. 803) defense statec
that even if the plaintiff had beer
a business visitor, the defendant
would owe him only the duty Of or
binary care to keep the premises
in a reasonably safe condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17
STOCK MARKET
ACTS LIKE It IS
PUNCH DRUNK
BY WALL STREET SPECTATOR

BY WALL STREET SPECTATOR
NEW YORK, May II G.N.S0.
The market went through the
motions yesterday of a trading
session, but the net result at the
end Of the day was that most
professionals found themselves
right where they started minus
some commissions.
Right here the list acts as
though it were very much punch
drunk, as evidenced by the fact
that it didn't rally on the Amer.
lean Telephone dividend nor de-
cline on the Presidents announce
ment that he preferred the House
version Of the stock market bill.
So far the action of the market
is nothing to arouse buying
temptation. The list is clearly
in a position where it has to
absorb the burden of proving its
own case. In other words most
of the ordinary technical signs
remain negative or non-construc-
tive. There is no way of telling
when liquidation will be com.
pleted and therefore rallies appear
likely to be confined to technical
proportions.
Second quarter earnings ought
to make fairly good reading.
Among the tentative estimates
are Chrysler, SITS: Bendix, As
cents; Libby-O wens-F Ford, 10 cents;
Air Reduction, $1.40; Dupont,
$1.10; Union Carbide, so cents;
General Electric, Is cents; Amer
lean Rolling Mills, so cents; Beth.
lehem, 10 cents; National Steel,
81; U. S. Steel deficit of IS cents,
and Borg Warner 80 cents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17
ARMY

ARMY
Leave of absence is granted tC
Col. Arthur M. Whaley, Medica
Corps, one month and seven
days: Col. William H. Monroe
Coast Artillery Corps, four
months: Lieut.. Col. William w
West, jr., Cavalry, one month and
Is days: Chaplain Pierre H. Lev
esque, two months and Is days;
Capt. Byron T. Burt, jr., Air
Corps, two months and ten days;
Capt. John C. Cradle, Signal
Corps, one month and five days;
First Lieut.. Hugh B. Waddell. Cav
airy, two months and 20 days;
First Lieut.. Donald F. Fritch, All
Corps, one month and is days;
First Lieut.. Crowell E. Pease,
Field Artillery, two months and
81, days; Second Lieut.. James @
Brett, Field Artillery, three
months and nine days; Second
Lieut.. Ernest F. Easterbrook, In
fantry, one month and % days;
Second Lieut.. william R. Huber,
Air Corps, two months; Capt
Lemuel E. Boren, Field Artillery
three months and IL days; Sec
ond Lieut.. John j. Hutchinson
Air Corps, two months: Second
Lieut.. Chester L. Landaker, Corps
Of Engineers, two months.
Capt. William M. Miley, Infan-
try, to Governors Island, New
York.
First Lieut.. Perry w. Brown,
Field Artillery. to Philippine De-
partment.
First Lieut.. Raymond Stone, jr.,
Coast Artillery Corps, to Philip
pine Department.
Col. Charles M. Wesson, Ord
nance Department. to Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Maryland.
First Lieut.. Lawrence c. Leon
ard, Ordnance Department, to
Fort Benning, Georgia.
Capt. Howell Harrell, Infantry
to Fort Jay, New York.
Major Richard P. Thompson
Dental Corps, to Washington, D
c., Army Medical Center.
Major Louis L. Shook, Veteri
nary Corps, to Fort Bliss, Texas
First Lieut.. James A. Samouce
Field Artillery, to Fort Sam Hous
ton, Texas.
First Lieut.. Auguste r. Taylor
Field Artillery, to Fort Knox
Kentucky.
First Lieut.. Francis j. Wilson
Corps of Engineers, to Panama
Canal Department.
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Defendant Answer

The defendant further claimed
that the action of the plaintiff in
walking around the grounds at
night, knowing Of the elevation
and the terracing, constituted lack
Of ordinary care and was negli-
gent. (Watson VS.. Mantou, Al
Colo. 1888; Reed VS.. Axtell, "a Va.
23D.
Opposing the demurrer, plain
tiff referred to sign posted at the
entrance to the grounds, reading:
you are cordially invited to visit
the Memorial" and to the custom
Of selling souvenirs. postcards and
other articles to the visiting pub
lie and by the posting of boxes
about the premises to receive do
nations which the public was So
licited to give.
In view of those facts, it was
claimed that the plaintiff was an
invitee to whom the owner owed a
duty to be reasonably sure that he
is not inviting such person into
danger, and to that end "he must
exercise ordinary care and pru.
dence to render the premises rea.
sonably safe for the visitor"
Plummer vs.. Dill, 1855 Mass, 426)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17

whether they like it or not, the
code is the CODE and, as far as
real estate brokerage is concerned,
is the law of the land.
It isn't like Joining the real es-
tate board. If man is selling
real estate-or trying to sell it
he has to register or quit.
And when he registers, he must
be a good boy and must abide
by the rules Of what the code
says constitutes fair practice.
. The general reaction, following
the forum, was that the rules
are fair and good for the broker
and his client alike. They will
not be difficult for the ethical OPP
orator to abide by but the teeth"
in the thing will make it pretty
hard for the sharpshooter.
M. T. Minney, Oakland, Cal,
realtor is in the city, presumably
on Federal business.
Ralph Bangs is mighty proud Of
the silver service he won in the
recent aviation meet when he
copied the prize in the Sports
mems Free-for-all Handicap.
He has had hard luck with his
plane, but has been unusually for
tunate as far as his personal luck
has been concerned. He now
Hangers" or whatever they do
with airplanes when they park
them, at Hybla Valley Airport,
since the gale of several weeks
ago, blew down the hangar at a
neighboring field where his ship
was kept.
Incidentally he agrees-and this
will please Dan Hollenga, secre-
tary of the Alexandria Chamber
Of Commerce-that, meterologi-
cally speaking, the Hybla Valley
location is the best in these parts
for an airport.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17
Invitation Implied

An invitation may be implied
from dedication, according to
plaintiffs claim, citing Tucker VS..
Draper. 81 Neb. Sc, which reads
in part:
"Where the general public is in
vited to use property which is
thrown open to them, any member
Of the general public is embraced
in the general invitation"
Disposition of the demurrer
hinged entirely on the proposition
as to whether the visitor was a
licensee or an invitee and the
authorities cited by opposing
counsel on the element of con.
tributory negligence were based
on that proposition.
The firm of Brashears, Town.
send, O'Brien and Beasley ap'
peared for the memorial associa-
ton, and George P. Lemm, Carl
A. Marshall and Harold Brody for
the plaintiff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17
LIVESTOCK MARKETS
CHICAGO

CHICAGO May II S.).-Hogs--
Receipts. $4,000 market strong to Sc
higher. Top, $3.SS: bulk. $500 $50
heavy $3.6o@3.SO; medium, $3.7093.S5;
light, S3.6S9S.S5; light lights. $500
SIS; packing sows, S2.75QS.2S; pigs,
SECS. Holdovers, 5000.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000: market steady.
Claves-Receipts. 5000; market steady.
Beef steers: Good and choice. $S@9.2S;
common and medium, $S.So@s: year
linEs, $6@S.S0. Butcher cattle: Heifers,
$3.5O6S.5O; cows, $2.75d4.S0: bulls.
S2.75@4; calves. $4@6.50; feeder steers,
cows and heifers, $2.50@4.7S.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000: market steady
Lambs, $s09.25; common, $5.5o@7;
spring, $sQ1O.50; yearlings. &S.SO@7.5o;
feeders, $6q7; ewes, $2.50@ $50.
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District Supreme Court Reports

Torts-contributory negligence
license or invitee.
Where signs inviting the
public to Uiew a public me.
mortal are posted about the
memorial Srounds, a visitor
upon tie premises occupies the
status of an inUitee rather
than licsnsee, notWithstGnd-
ing enters in the darkness Of the
night, and it is the duty Of the
owner to prOVide safeguards.
: Hughson VS.. George Washington
National Memorial Association.
Demurrer to amended declaration
overruled by Mr.. Justice Bailey
May 16, 1884. Law No. SO, 500.
Plaintiff in the case claimed
damages for personal injuries arts
ing out of an alleged mishap on
June 8, 1888, when he was visit
ing the George Washington Ma
tional Masonic Memorial at Alex
andria.
According to the declaration, he
visited the place late in the eve
ning-about 1890 p. m. to be ex'
act-and was on one of the upper
terraces of the grounds surround
ing the structure.
There were no lights on the
property, apparently, nor were
there guard rails or fences about
the terraces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-05-17
Negligence Charged

The plaintiff lost his footing
in some manner and fell from
the terrace to the elevation be-
low, claiming to have sustained
serious injuries as a result.
His suit was based on the al.
legged negligence of the asSocia'
ton owning the memorial, in fail
ing to provide proper safeguards
about the property.
Defense demurred on grounds
that the plaintiff came upon the
premises as licensee rather than
as an invitee and moreover was
guilty of contributory negligence
in entering upon strange prem
Uses during the darkness of night,
knowing that the ground was
terraced.
In the memorandum Of points
and authorities filed in the case,
both sides drew comparisons IN
the decision of the Bennett case.
The courts opinion makes no
comment on his view of the ap-
plication of the Bennett case nor
did he make any attempt to con-
strue the case as it applies to the
instant case. Counsel's compari-
sons, as reflected in their memo
randa, however, are interesting.
Defense held that the plaintiff
was not on the premises on the
business of the owner, but was
there as a visitor, either by ex'
press invitation or acquieSence,
and the owner owes him no duty
other than abstention from &C.
tive wrongdoing. meyers VS..
Logue, 212 KY. 802: 208 S. w.
1919