Boyle v. Baldowski

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

On February 4th, 1936, Grace Royle, a tenant in an apartment house of the defendants, fell on the entrance steps of the house and was injured. She brought this suit to recover damages for such injury and her husband joined in the action claiming consequential damages. The District Court judge, sitting without a jury, gave judgment for the plaintiffs, and the defendants appeal.

The defendants contended at the trial, and now contend, that the motions for nonsuit and direction of a verdict should have been granted. We believe that a…