Cowden v. EARLEY

McAllister, j.

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, Elizabeth Cowden, when she slipped and fell in the Osburn Hotel owned and operated by the defendants, Ann Earley and Joe Earley, Jr. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff and from a judgment based thereon, defendants appeal.

The defendants contend that there was no substantial evidence of any negligence on their part proximately causing plaintiff’s injury and that plaintiff, as a matter of law, was guilty of contributory negligence. These contentions were raised in the trial court by a…