Geesing v. Pendergrass

BERRY, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action against defendants as landlord (herein designated singular) for damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from collapse of a stairway when visiting his relatives’ second story apartment rented from defendant. The plaintiff prevailed at a trial by jury. •

On appeal the defendant relies primarily on the insufficiency of plaintiff’s evidence to support the verdict, contending the trial court erred in refusing to sustain defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence and defendant’s motion for directed verdict.

In testing the sufficiency of a…