Wattels v. Marre

DALTON, Chief Justice.

Action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff when she fell on a step in defendants’ tavern and broke her hip. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff for $15,000. On motion for a new trial, the trial court found the verdict excessive by $3,500 and, upon plaintiff entering a remittitur in that sum, judgment was entered for plaintiff for $11,500. Defendants’ motion for a new trial was overruled and defendants appealed.

The cause was submitted on defendants’ alleged negligence in failing to have remedied or warned of the dangerous and…