Upchurch v. Coggins

Mrs. Omie Upchurch, as tenant, instituted suit against B. F. Coggins, as landlord, for damages for injuries alleged to have been received by her, upon falling suddenly and violently to the ground and into an excavation, by reason of the top step of a stairway, over which she had to pass in order to enter the rented premises, suddenly careening, turning, and giving way, causing her to lose her balance and fall to the ground, a distance of approximately six feet. She alleged that the cause of her injuries was the negligence of the defendant in the defective and unsafe construction of the steps,…