Joiner v. Kurt's Chip-A-Way Park, Inc.

DOWD, Chief Judge.

In this suit for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff as a result of a slip and fall at a public fishing camp operated by defendant, the case was submitted to the jury. The jury, however, was unable to agree upon a verdict and a mistrial was declared by the trial court on October 26, 1972. Defendant then filed a motion for judgment in accordance with its motion for directed verdict filed at the close of all the evidence.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged that the defendant was negligent in that the pathway on the premises was uneven and insufficiently…