Colson v. Sims

M. P. Colson, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, sued E. E. Sims and G. E. Sanders, doing business as Jitney Jungle, hereinafter referred to as defendants, for personal injuries sustained when plaintiff caught his right foot on platform scales while using a passageway to defendants’ store. The plaintiff introduced his evidence and rested. The court sustained defendants’ motion for a directed verdict and entered judgment accordingly. Plaintiff appealed.

The only question involved is whether the evidence offered by plaintiff was sufficient to make a jury issue. We hold that it was.

The…