Adams v. RS Bacon Veneer Company

MOORE, Justice.

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, seek damages resulting from a fall by Jimmie Dale Adams on defendants’ premises alleged to have been in a dangerous and hazardous condition. The trial court held plaintiffs failed to prove actionable negligence and directed a verdict for defendants. Plaintiffs have appealed. We reverse.

The wife’s claim is derivative and therefore we will refer to Jimmie Dale Adams as plaintiff. At all times material, defendant companies jointly owned and operated the log and lumber yard where plaintiff was injured. We will hereafter refer to them as defendant.

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