Lands v. DeKalb Jackson Retirement Home

RICHARD L. HOLMES, Retired Appellate Judge.

Brenda F. Lands appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) entered in favor of Eloise Hancock.

In May 1994 Brenda F. Lands (employee) filed a complaint against the DeKalb Jackson Retirement Home (retirement home), Linda Byrum (landowner), and Eloise Hancock (employer).

In her complaint the employee sought benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act or, in the alternative, damages for negligence and wantonness under the Employer’s Liability Act.

Specifically, the employee alleged that the premises of the retirement home were not…