Vorous v. Cochran

OPINION AND ORDER DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

QUILLEN, Judge.

The plaintiff, Richard Vorous, instituted this action to seek recovery for injuries sustained by him on October 29, 1967, when he fell from a tree located on defendants’ property.

Vorous, a tree surgeon with seven years experience, had come onto defendants’ property pursuant to an agreement between himself and defendant husband, in which he agreed to “trim and top” two trees. The trees were in poor condition and at least certain portions of the trees were decayed.

On October 29, 1967, Vorous, furnishing his own equipment,…