Yowell v. General Tire & Rubber Company

This is a negligence action for damages resulting from personal injuries. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendant based upon an involuntary nonsuit granted at the conclusion of plaintiff’s ease in chief.

Plaintiff was a sign builder, installer and repairer of 20 years’ experience. Defendant was engaged in the tire business and was the possessor of property upon which there was a large, almost square, illuminated plastic advertising sign mounted at the top of a single steel pole. Defendant engaged plaintiff’s employer to repair or replace the illuminated tubing in the interior of the…