Wilburn v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

DOERNER, Commissioner.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when plaintiff slipped and fell on the floor of defendant’s office in DeSoto. The jury-returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $10,000 and judgment in conformity therewith was entered. Thereafter, the court sustained defendant’s motion for judgment in accordance with its motion for a directed verdict on the grounds that there was not sufficient competent evidence in the record to make a submissible case or support a verdict for plaintiff, and also ruled that if it should be held on…