Judgment reversed on the law and the facts and a new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide the event.
It was error to charge the jury that they might find that appellant caused a potato peel and garbage to be on the step from which the wife claimed she fell, and that if the jury so found plaintiffs were not required to prove notice, actual or constructive, of the presence of the garbage on the step. Only by adding inference upon inference could the jury...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.