Roan v. Bruckner

Scheele, District Judge.

This is an action in which plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her on July 25, 1962, when she fell down the basement stairway in a house owned by defendant and leased by him to plaintiff’s granddaughter, Joanne Schoenfeld.

The case proceeded to- trial before a jury and at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, defendant moved for a dismissal or in the alternative for a directed verdict. The trial court sustained defendant’s motion and dismissed the action. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial was overruled and plaintiff has perfected her…