Shurett v. Osborne

PHILLIPS, Justice.

This is a slip and fall case brought by appellant, plaintiff below, alleging that she slipped and fell on the porch of a house owned by defendant Osborne and being rented by his daughter, Libby McClosky. Both Mr. Osborne and Mrs. McClosky are appellees here.

Appellant was working as a baby sitter for appellee McClosky and had been so employed for about a year. She lived in the McClosky home where she was employed in caring for Mrs. McClosky’s two children.

The fall occurred when appellant returned to appellee’s home after dark, about 8:30 p. m. in May of 1964.

Appellees filed a…