Coburn v. Burton

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

Sarah Burton broke her ankle when she slipped on ice in front of a four-plex owned by Tom Coburn. The jury determined that Burton’s injury was caused by Coburn’s negligence and awarded Burton $35,709 in damages. This appeal followed.

I. PACTS AND PROCEEDINGS.

Sarah Burton slipped on ice in a driveway in front of a four-plex owned by Tom Coburn. The driveway extended the length of the two-story four-plex, whose four units stand side by side. Burton had just left the home of her friend, Diane McMillan, tenant of the northernmost unit. Burton slipped in an area between…