Terry v. Timberlake

MONTGOMERY, Judge.

Kate Timberlake recovered judgment in the sum of $6,000 for injuries sustained in a fall on the premises of J. W. Terry and his wife. On appeal, appellants contend that the appellee was a licensee and that she was guilty of contributory negligence or assumed the risk as a matter of law. The sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict is also questioned.

On the morning of August 16, 1958, ap-pellee, then sixty-five years of age, fell on *920the premises of appellants and broke her leg. Appellants are related to- appellee as sister and brother-in-law. At the time of the…