Neel v. Mannings, Inc.

19 Cal.2d 647 (1942)

MYRTLE NEEL, Appellant,

v.

MANNINGS, INC. (a Corporation), Respondent.

L. A. No. 18116.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Mar. 2, 1942.

G. Revelle Harrison and Albert E. Wheatcroft for Appellant.

Sidney A. Moss for Respondent.

CURTIS, J.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when she struck her head against a ceiling board while ascending a stairway alleged to have been negligently maintained by the defendant Mannings, Inc. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,500. Thereupon the defendant moved for a…