Grewe v. West Washington County Unit District No. 10

Plaintiff, Florence Grewe, filed an action against defendant, West Washington County Unit District No. 10, seeking compensation for injuries she sustained as a result of a fall on defendant’s premises on May 22, 1995. The case was tried before a jury on October 30, 1997. At the close of all the evidence, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. Plaintiff appeals from this judgment and certain evidentiary rulings of the trial court.

The pertinent facts are as follows: On May 22, 1995, plaintiff Florence Grewe and her husband, Edward Grewe, went to Okawville High School…