Brantley v. Stewart Building & Hardware Supplies, Inc.

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The appellants sued the appellee for injuries received by one of the appellants, Helen M. Brantley, while she and her husband, Nall Brantley, were shopping in appellee’s hardware store. She pled ordinary negligence and res ipsa loquitur. The court refused an instruction on res ipsa loquitur and the jury returned a verdict for the appellee. A motion for new trial was denied. On appeal it is argued: (1) the jury verdict was not supported by substantial evidence; (2) the trial court improperly instructed the jury as to appellants’ burden of proof; (3) the court erred in…