Southern Apartments, Inc. v. Emmett

MERRILL, Justice.

Appellee, a tenant,' sued appellant, the owner of the apartment occupied by appel lee, for injuries to her right hand and index finger. The count on which the case was submitted to the jury alleged that the appellant negligently performed certain repair work which it undertook to perform on a handle in appellee’s bathtub, proximately resulting in appellee’s injury.

Appellant’s pleas were the general issue and contributory negligence. The verdict of the jury and judgment thereon was in the amount of $4,500. A motion for a new trial was overruled.

Appellant’s main contention is…