Southwestern Gas & Electric Co. v. May

Tom May, the appellee, was injured by falling from a stepladder. He brought suit against the appellant company on the theory that its negligence occasioned the fall, and recovered judgment. This judgment is challenged on a' number of grounds, but chiefly on the ground that the court erred in not directing a verdict in favor of appellant as requested by it.

According to settled rules, in testing the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a verdict we view it in the light most favorable to the successful party, giving it its strongest value and indulging in all inferences favorable to the…