Ravenwood Towers, Inc. v. Woodyard

In this slip-and-fall case, we determine whether the trial court erred in (1) allowing the testimony of an ophthalmologist, and (2) refusing to rule that the plaintiff was contributorially negligent as a matter of law.

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Edna M. Woodyard sued Ravenwood Towers, Inc., and SmithyBraedon Property Company (collectively, Ravenwood) to recover damages for personal injuries Woodyard sustained when she fell while entering a misaligned elevator. Ravenwood Towers, Inc., is the owner of an apartment building known as Ravenwood Towers, and Smithy-Braedon Property Company is the management company for the…