Jones v. Myers

This is an action by defendants in error, plaintiffs below, 'to recover damages arising out of a fire, which occurred in a house owned by them, while plaintiff in error, defendant below, was refinishing the floors. The appeal is from the trial court’s order granting said plaintiffs a new trial, after a judgment upon a unanimous jury verdict had been entered for said defendant. We will continue our reference to the parties by. their trial court designations.

Plaintiff’s action is founded upon the alleged negligence of defendant while he was performing the work of refinishing the floors. In…