Blair v. Property Management Consultants

Plaintiff-appellant Felita Blair appeals from the trial court’s granting of a directed verdict in favor of defendants-appellees 1 at the close of plaintiff’s case.

The record reveals that in June 1985, appellant was looking for an apartment. Appellant’s aunt informed her that there was a vacant apartment at 117 Malvern Place in Cincinnati, the building in which appellant’s aunt resided. Appellant was shown a third-floor apartment in the building by the caretaker, Chuck Reeves. 2

The apartment building, which is located in Mt. Auburn, was owned by defendants Stanley S. and Shirley Viner. The…