Orr ex rel. Orr v. Turney

TORBERT, Chief Justice.

Brandon Orr and his mother Deborah appeal from a judgment based on a directed verdict against their claims, which were based on wantonness and negligence. Brandon Orr sued for his personal injuries; his mother sued for medical expenses paid on his behalf.

The facts are not disputed. Fifteen-month-old Brandon Orr was visiting the home of defendant Juanita Turney and while there was playing with some other children on a landing at the bottom of steps descending from Turney’s kitchen. Turney *151had begun preparing lunch and had placed upon the stove a pan of grease. A grease…