Denbow v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.

The appellant, Roger Denbow, entered suit against the defendant, appellee, in tort for damages sustained by him in stepping into a manhole left open and unguarded by employees of the appellee. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the appellant in the amount of $15,000.00. However, the trial judge granted a Motion N. O. V. and entered judgment for the appellee. From that judgment the appellant appeals.

Mr. Denbow in returning from work each day customarily stopped at a tavern near his residence for a glass of beer. About 4:30 P.M. on the afternoon of August 1st, 1950, he parked his…