Hanson v. Colgrove

This is an appeal by plaintiff from a judgment for defendant in a “slip-and-fall” case involving an icy sidewalk in Miles City. The case was tried by jury in the district court of Custer County before the Honorable A. B. Martin, district judge.

The principal question upon this appeal is whether the defenses of assumption of risk and contributory negligence should have been submitted to the jury. The trial judge ruled they should. We agree.

The accident forming the basis of this suit occurred about 5:00 p. m. on March 7, 1966 on a sidewalk connecting an apartment house and the rear door of an…