Lorraine v. E. M. Harris Building Co.

JAMES W. BROADDUS, Special Commissioner.

This is an action for personal injuries which allegedly occurred when the plaintiff, Donna Lorraine, fell on the front porch of a display house of the defendant. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment and defendant has appealed.

Prior to the voir dire examination plaintiff’s counsel, in outlining her case to the jury panel, referred to a wet “wooly” mat on the defendant’s porch and stated that as the plaintiff was coming out of the house she stepped on the mat, got her foot wet causing her to slip. The defendant objected and requested that the panel…