Sauls v. Scheppler

The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of dismissal entered on a verdict for the defendants in an action for personal injuries. The issues presented have to do with the instructions given and refused, and with whether the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the jury to view the premises.

The facts are not in dispute. S. G. Sauls, who will hereafter be designated as the plaintiff (although his wife is also a party), was a friend of the defendants; his hobby was carpentry. He was installing, as an accommodation, a louver in the attic of the defendants’ house; and, for that purpose,…