Lane Drug Stores Inc. v. Brooks

1. This suit was brought by Mrs. R. W. Brooks against Lane Drug Company as the occupant, and Connally Realty Company as the owner, of the premises. At the conclusion of the evidence, both defendants moved for a directed verdict, and the motion of Connally Realty Company, the owner of the premises,, was sustained on the purely legal ground that under the terms of its lease to Lane Drug Company, the latter had taken over complete possession and control of the premises, and had assumed full responsibility for maintaining the same in proper condition. The motion for a directed verdict in favor of…