Hammond v. Allegretti

On Petition To Transfer

Hunter, J.

The plaintiff-petitioner filed suit in Lake Circuit Court seeking damages for injuries sustained as a result of a slip and fall upon defendant-respondent, Hammond Clinic’s, icy parking lot. The cause was then venued to the Porter Superior Court. Upon defendant’s motion, judgment on the evidence was entered by the trial court at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case in chief. The Court of Appeals affirmed.

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