Germann v. Kaufman's, Inc.

SMITH, Chief Justice.

A. L. Germann, plaintiff below, sued Kaufman’s, Inc., for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him when he fell down a stairway leading into the basement of defendant’s store in San Antonio. The parties will be designated as in the trial court.

Plaintiff alleged numerous specific acts of negligence on the part of defendant, who defended on the ground of plaintiff’s alleged contributory negligence. The jury found for defendant on all the grounds submitted in its defense, and, further, that plaintiff was guilty of negligence, in not keeping a…