Rothrock v. Patasy

This is an appeal by the defendant from; a judgment of $20,000 entered in favor of the plaintiff pursuant to the jury’s verdict in a negligence action.

Inasmuch as one of the errors assigned is the failure of the trial court to-direct a verdict for the defendant, we must, consider the plaintiff’s version of the facts.1 These facts, as outlined in the appellee’s brief are as follows:

“On November 19, 1961, plaintiff was a stable groom, living at Tropical Park, and caring for a sick horse. After caring for his horse, eating supper and drinking three beers at a nearby bar, plaintiff started…