Trinity Episcopal Church v. Hoglund

OWEN, Judge.

Mrs. Hoglund recovered a judgment against Trinity Episcopal Church for damages consequent upon personal injuries which she sustained when she fell on the church premises. The defendant appeals, assigning as error the denial of its motions for directed verdict.

Mrs. Hoglund was a member of the church and on the day in question, a week day, had gone to the church to attend a meeting which was to be held in the social hall. Appellant’s building was “U” shaped, the sanctuary comprising one wing, the church offices the other, and the social hall connecting the two. The social hall could…