Schofield v. Kinzell

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff, the guest of a tenant, initiated this action against the landlord to recover damages for the injuries she-sustained in a fall on accumulated ice and snow .in a parking lot used by the tenants and their guests. The matter was tried before a jury, which in response to a special interrogatory found no negligence judgement was rendered for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

Defendant is the owner of a sixplex apartment house in Bountiful, Utah. A parking lot, which will accommodate twelve cars, is located behind the building. Prior to Christmas, there had been…