Blackburn v. Tombling

We will refer to the parties as follows: Plaintiff in error as Blackburn or defendant, and defendant in error as Tombling or plaintiff.

Blackburn seeks reversal of a judgment entered against him for $5,000.00 awarded to plaintiff for personal injuries allegedly sustained by her when she fell from a step on the hotel premises operated by Blackburn. In her complaint plaintiff alleged that on the date of the. occurrence she was on said premises as a business invitee and that the injuries which she received were proximately caused by the careless and negligent manner in which the defendant managed…