McGuffey v. Dotley

This is an action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Lonnie Dotley when a step broke on premises owned by defendant. The accident occurred November 2, 1958, about eight months after plaintiff and his family moved into the property under an oral week to week rental agreement.

At the close of all the evidence defendant moved for a directed verdict which was overruled. The present appeal is from a judgment based upon a jury verdict for $7000.00.

A number' of assignments of error have been made but in the preliminary statement filed by defendant in this court it is correctly stated that…