Fields v. . Ogburn
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried before Bryson, J., and a jury, at March Term, 1919, of Forsyth. This action is by a tenant and occupant of a dwelling-house against defendant, the landlord and owner, to recover damages for physical injuries caused by alleged negligence on the part of defendant in failing to keep the premises in proper repair. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony, on motion, there was judgment of nonsuit; plaintiff excepted, and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
The facts in evidence tended to show that in October, 1936, the female plaintiff and her husband were tenants of a four-room dwelling-house, owned by defendant and rented to them by defendant’s agent, and on said date, while plaintiff was sitting on the front porch of said dwelling leaning against the banister it gave way, throwing her from the porch to the ground, a fall of several feet, and causing serious and painful injuries from which she still suffers. That another woman had been leaning on the banister at the time and both fell to the ground. That the banister gave way from being…
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