Tyrrell v. Investment Associates, Inc.

Plaintiff-customer sought damages from a drug store-tenant and the building owner for personal injuries sustained in a fall while leaving the drug store. At the close of the evidence, the court directed a verdict dismissing the drug store. The jury found the plaintiff-customer and the building owner equally at fault for causing plaintiff's injuries, which they assessed at $11,000. Accordingly, the court entered a judgment of $5,500 for the plaintiff-customer and against the building owner.

Plaintiff appeals, claiming that the trial court erred by (1) granting the drug store's motion for a…