Uptergrove v. Housing Authority of the City of Lawson

EDWIN H. SMITH, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to respondent for the tort claim he brought on behalf of the deceased plaintiff, Georgia Uptergrove, as a result of the injuries she suffered from a fall on the ice and snow. Mrs. Uptergrove died during the trial. Appellant, the Housmg Authority of the City of Lawson, asserts three points on appeal: 1) the trial court erred in failing to grant appellant’s motion for directed verdict and motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial on the issue of negligence, as sovereign…