Aluminum Co. v. Guthrie

David Newbern, Justice.

This is a personal injury case in which the appellee, Brad J. Guthrie, was awarded a judgment of $450,000 against the appellant, Aluminum Company of America. Guthrie contended he was severely injured when he fell from a bridge owned by Alcoa. Alcoa contends its motion for directed verdict should have been granted because the evidence showed Guthrie to have been a trespasser, or at most a licensee, of whose presence it was unaware and to whom it owed no duty of care. We must reverse the judgment because the court refused to give the standard instructions on the duty owed…