Green v. Baldree

TUNKS, Chief Justice.

This is a personal injury case. The plaintiff Milton Baldree was a customer of the defendant G. C. Green and was on the premises of a lumber yard operated by the defendant when a roll of roofing felt fell, striking the plaintiff and inflicting the injuries for which he sued. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant’s motion for new trial was overruled and he appealed.

The first two issues in the charge submitted the plaintiff’s claim under res ipsa loquitur. They were answered in the affirmative, favorably to the plaintiff. The jury…