Tichenor v. Lohaus

The plaintiff-appellee brought this action in the District Court for Douglas County for personal injuries allegedly caused by the defendant’s negligent maintenance of an icy parking lot ramp. The issues of the defendant’s negligence, contributory negligence of the plaintiff, assumption of risk by the plaintiff, and plaintiff’s damages were submitted to a jury after the evidence was presented. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $25,000, and the defendant appeals from that judgment to this court.

The defendant parking lot operator asserts that his motion for a…