Doran v. Combs

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a jury verdict of no cause of action and the July 12, 1982, court order reflecting that verdict.

Plaintiff Bertha Doran, defendant’s former mother-in-law, brought defendant’s children home after her son’s weekend visitation with them. Ms. Doran pulled into defendant’s driveway, alighted from her car, fell, and broke her ankle. At the close of plaintiffs’ proofs in this negligence action, defendant moved for a directed verdict, arguing in part that the Dorans failed to present any evidence that Bertha Doran was an invitee rather than a licensee. The trial…