Cox v. Wagner

BARKDULL, Chief Judge.

Appellants, plaintiffs in the trial court, appeal from an adverse directed verdict.

The complaint sought recovery for personal injuries allegedly sustained while the plaintiff, Birdie Mae Cox [a domestic servant] was engaged in changing a light bulb in the home of her employers, the defendants, and while on a stepladder. She alleged that as she commenced to climb the ladder it began to shake, and the defendant-appel-lee, Mrs. Wagner, undertook to steady the ladder so that the plaintiff could complete the installation of the light bulb. Thereafter, while the plaintiff was…