Reuter v. Hill

The defendant has appealed from a judgment of $7,500 which was rendered against him pursuant to a verdict returned by a jury in a suit for personal injuries sustained as a result of slipping and falling on a recently waxed stairway.

A reversal of the judgment is sought on the grounds that the evidence fails to show negligence on the part of the defendant, and upon the contrary that the record establishes the fact that the accident occurred as the result of the contributory negligence of the plaintiff. It is also asserted the court erred in giving to the jury certain instructions, and that the…