Wells v. Home Purchasing Corp.

Plaintiff 1 appeals a judgment for defendant 2 notwithstanding the verdict for plaintiff in her action for personal injuries which she sustained when she slipped on some debris and fell on the unlighted front steps leading from the porch of a vacant residence that defendant owned. We reverse.

The court had instructed the jury to determine if defendant was negligent:

“First, in failing to provide adequate or any overhead lighting for the front porch of the premises;

“Second, in failing to provide adequate or any lighting for the steps of the premises;

“And third, in failing to remove leaves,…