Knox v. SNOW

LATIMER, Justice.

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover damages for personal injuries received when he fell into a grease pit located in defendants’ garage. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence the trial court granted defendants’ motion for a nonsuit and entered a judgment dismissing the action. The basis of the court’s ruling was that defendants were not negligent and that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence. The scope of our review on appeal is well stated by Mr. Justice Wolfe in the case of Raymond v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1948, 113 Utah 26, 191 P. 2d 137,…