Rudd v. Lyceum Dramatic Productions, Inc.

Dell, Chief Justice.

This is an action by the plaintiff Ruth Rudd to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by her as a result of a fall on an icy public sidewalk in front of defendants’ property. The action was consolidated for trial and on this appeal with that of her husband, Oscar Rudd, who seeks to recover the medical expenses he incurred as a result of his wife’s injuries. The jury found for the plaintiffs in both cases and the defendants appeal from orders denying their alternative motions for judgments notwithstanding the verdicts or a new trial.

The complaints allege that the…