Seibert v. Grana

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action in tort against the owner of an apartment building for personal injuries resulting from a fall by the plaintiff, Ardath Seibert, on the steps of the premises. The jury returned a verdict finding the issue for the defendants and this appeal followed.

In view of the fact that we have determined that this cause should be remanded for a new trial we briefly recite the evidence. On March 2, 1961, at 7:30 p. m., the plaintiff, Ardath Seibert, and her husband, William R. Seibert, visited Adele Gore, a tenant who lived on…