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A lawsuits alleges a 72-year-old grandfather was scalded in a hotel shower with water that measured up to 136 degrees.

The medical examiner determined the burns over 33% of the man’s body resulted in his death, according to the lawsuit.

Terril Johnson had traveled to San Jose in May to see his granddaughter graduate from San Jose State University the next day, and jumped into the hotel shower after a long drive from Los Angeles.

But instead of a relaxing shower, family members allege the 72-year-old was “effectively boiled alive” by scalding water that a medical examiner said ultimately resulted in his death, according to a lawsuit filed against the hotel. When his grandson went i

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