Fiala v. Rains

SNELL, Justice.

I. Introduction

This appeal arises out of appellant Andy Fiala’s negligence suit against appellee, Lori Rains, for damages sustained when he was physically beaten by a third person in her home. At the close of Fiala’s evidence, the trial court granted Rains’s motion for directed verdict and entered judgment in her favor. Fiala appeals from that judgment and requests that this court determine whether Rains owed Fiala a legal duty upon which Fiala’s negligence claim could be grounded. We affirm.

II. Standard of Review

When reviewing a trial court’s decision on a motion for directed…