Hatcher v. City of Albany

Smith, Judge.

Finding that the plaintiff-appellant presented evidence which would have authorized a verdict in his favor, we reverse the trial court’s grant of appellee’s motion for directed verdict.

Appellant sued for damages sustained when he fell while descending steps on property owned by appellee. The appellant’s evidence showed that the front door of the property, a pavilion, opened onto a small patio; that there was about an eight inch step-down from the doorway to the patio; that, at the front edge of the patio, there were two steps leading down to the ground; that the first of the…