Triplett v. Napier

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Dewey Napier recovered judgment in the sum of $7,500 for injuries suffered to his back when he fell on the stairway in an apartment house owned by H. H. Triplett, Anna Triplett, and Mary E. Wright. From this judgment, an appeal has been taken. The grounds urged for reversal are: (1) the jury should have been peremptorily instructed to render a verdict for appellants, and (2) appellee’s attorneys were guilty of misconduct to the prejudice of appellants’ substantial rights.

On January 2, 1954, appellee called on a young lady who lived on the third floor of the apartment house…