Medows v. Brockmeier

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Rhonda Medows, appeals from the judgment of the trial court which set aside the jury verdict against defendant, Eldon Brockmeier, in a personal injury action. We affirm.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, established that on June 4,1990, defendant was showing plaintiff his house which he advertised for sale. As plaintiff was descending the stairs into the basement behind defendant, she moved to one side of a step to help her young daughter down the stairs. That step broke, causing her to fall. Plaintiff was almost eight months…