Bell v. Jefferson

SHARP, Judge.

James A. Bell, d/b/a The Grey Coach Inn, appeals from a final judgment and verdict entered in favor of Albert Jefferson. By its verdict, the jury found Bell negligently failed to maintain the business premises of The Grey Coach Inn in a reasonably safe condition, and that Jefferson suffered injury as a consequence of this breach of duty. We reverse because a review of the record fails to disclose any basis upon which the jury could have found either a causal connection between Jefferson’s injuries and the conduct of Bell as an innkeeper or any breach of Bell’s duty to Jefferson.

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