Williamson v. Raymond

ADAMS, Justice.

Plaintiff William E. Williamson appeals from the Conecuh County Circuit Court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant Richard Raymond. We affirm.

The facts of this case are as follows:

In March 1983, Raymond was the owner of the Community Grocery in Bermuda, Alabama. He hired Williamson to paint the exterior of the store and, on March 19, 1983, Williamson arrived to begin painting.

According to the testimony adduced at trial, when Williamson arrived he saw several aluminum conveyors leaning up against one of the exterior walls of the store. There were ten or…