Sellers v. Lawrence

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

The appellant Sellers sued for injuries sustained when she slipped upon the stairs of the apartment building owned by appellee Lawrence, while going to visit her brother who lived there. Following a verdict for the appellee, Sellers appeals, enumerating as error the trial court’s charge on “accident.” Held:

The evidence showed neither the plaintiff, nor anyone else, knew what it was that caused Sellers to slip. It might have been an acorn from a tree; it might have been a child’s play ball. What is more, no one knew how long the object, whatever it was, had lain upon…