Cozine v. Shuff

TERILL A. WILSON, Special Commissioner.

Seventy-five-year-old Mary E. Shuff brought this action against her sister, Ida Cozine, asking for $27,000 in damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall on the kitchen floor in her sister’s home. The jury awarded her $5,854.97 and judgment was entered accordingly. Mrs. Cozine has appealed, seeking a reversal of the judgment for the following reasons:

1. The evidence failed to show any negligence on the part of the defendant.

2. The testimony showed, as a matter of law, that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence.

3. There was no evidence…