Port O'Call Inn, Inc. v. Morris

The appellant-defendant, Port O’Call Inn, Inc., is appealing from a judgment in favor of appellee-plaintiff, Perry M. Morris, entered pursuant to a jury verdict and from a denial of defendant’s post-trial motions.

The plaintiff was injured when he slipped and fell while attempting to enter defendant’s place of business. As a result of this fall, plaintiff suffered a fracture of his right ankle. According to expert medical testimony, this fracture resulted in a disability which is expected to increase progressively for the remainder of plaintiff’s life. An economist called by plaintiff…