Bankers' Mortgage Bond Co. v. Sproull
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
SAXRE, ■ J.
Appellee’s complaint alleged that she had been caused to fall down stairs and suffer injuries by the negligence of appellant in allowing water to accumulate and remain on- the steps of the building occupied in part by appellant and in a different part of which appellee was employed, rendering them wet, slippery, and dangerous. Defendant appeals.
Two questions are presented: (1) Whether appellant was entitled to the general affirmative charge duly requested; and (2) whether the court erred in admitting evidence of appellee’s average earnings as tending to prove the proper measure of…
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