Donaldson v. Northern Trading Co.

Petree, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Brian Donaldson and Glenn Kearns, appeal from a directed verdict granted by the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendant, Elevators, Inc. The primary issue in this appeal concerns the rule forbidding the drawing of one inference solely and entirely from another inference. Because reasonable minds could find in plaintiffs’ favor without impermissibly stacking one inference upon another, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Plaintiffs commenced this suit alleging that they sustained injuries on August 27, 1987 when the elevator in which they…