Rohner v. Bi-State Development Agency

CRIST, Judge.

Appeal by Mr. and Mrs. Rohner (plaintiffs) from a directed verdict in favor of Bi-State Development Agency (Bi-State) at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence and a jury verdict in favor of Sisters of St. Mary (Hospital). We affirm.

Plaintiff-wife, a bus passenger, sustained injuries when she fell while descending the rear door bus steps of a bus owned and operated by respondent Bi-State. She sustained further injuries at Hospital while trying to use a bedpan while seated in a wheelchair. On October 8, 1985, the trial court sustained Bi-State’s motion for a directed verdict at the…