Hancock v. Alabama Home Mortg. Co.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County for defendant, Alabama Home Mortgage Company, Inc., on a personal injury claim. We affirm.

In June, 1975, plaintiff, Norma Hancock, visited her nephew, David Hancock, at his apartment in the Boraig Apartments owned by defendant Alabama Home Mortgage Company. Between 11:00 and 11:30 P.M. David decided to go swimming and asked his aunt to walk to the pool with him. They left the apartment together but David returned to get a towel; his aunt proceeded on toward the pool. She followed an unconventional route along a…