Gasteiger v. Gillenwater

Iva Gillenwater sued, in tort, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when the basement stairs of the house purchased from the defendants, Harry L. Gasteiger and J. K. Willis, d/b/a Gásteiger-Willis Construction Company, collapsed. Her husband, Harold Gillenwater, filed a companion suit seeking to recover damages for the loss of his wife’s services in the home and to recover expenses incurred in providing medical care for his wife.

On trial, the jury returned verdicts in favor of' the plaintiffs, awarding Iva Gillenwater, $5000.00, and her husband, $2500.00. The trial judge…