Tusnadi v. Frodle

A jury awarded Mrs. Ilona Tusnadi $4,000 for the hip fracture she sustained when she fell from an unlighted exterior stairway leading to a deck on the house where she was to perform babysitting services. Following the verdict, the homeowner’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was granted on the theory that Mrs. Tusnadi was contributorially negligent as a matter of law. The sole contention on appeal is that • the court erred in refusing to accept the jury verdict.

At the time of the accident, Mrs. Tusnadi was 75 years old and in generally good health. She came to this country from…