Hutzler Bros. v. Taylor

Our determination of this appeal will depend, for the most part, on whether we agree with the trial judge’s holding that Mrs. Rebecca Timbres Taylor, when she fell and injured herself on the property of appellant (Hutzlers) in Towson, was an invitee rather than a licensee. The jury rendered a verdict of $7,000 in her favor and a verdict of $3,000 in favor of her husband, Richard R. Taylor. From the ensuing judgments Hutzlers has appealed. The facts, with minor exceptions, are undisputed. An occasional glance at the plat made a part of this opinion will make our recital of the facts easier to…