Lawson v. Higgins

— Action by plaintiff on the theory that defendants negligently waxed the floors of their home, which caused her to fall and suffer injury. It is alleged in the petition that plaintiff was the housekeeper in defendants’ home “for a period of time prior” to the fall and injury, and that as housekeeper she “was not required to maintain or wax the floors.” The amount involved fixes appellate jurisdiction in this court. The trial court sustained the joint demurrer of defendants to three petitions on the ground that said petitions failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.…