Davis v. Jackson

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Mildred Davis brought this suit to recover for injuries she sustained when a porch on which she was standing collapsed. Her husband, Lazrus Davis, sued for loss of consortium in a separate count. Plaintiffs pleaded their causes of action under the res ipsa loquitur doctrine. At the close of plaintiffs’ evidence, the trial court directed a verdict in defendants’ favor. Plaintiffs appealed. We affirm.

Plaintiffs went to defendants’ dwelling on June 25, 1979 to attend a wedding ceremony. Plaintiffs had apparently been invited to attend the wedding by Margaret…