COGGINS v. HANCHETTE

Docket No. L.A. 25295.

52 Cal.2d 67 (1959)

338 P.2d 379

VESTA COGGINS, Appellant, v. IRENE HANCHETTE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 1, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephenson & Yelovich and George M. Stephenson for Appellant.

Chase, Rotchford, Downen & Drukker, Henry J. Bogust and Otto M. Kaus for Respondent.


SCHAUER, J.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment in her action to recover for personal injuries suffered when she slipped and fell on a floor undergoing repairs. We have concluded that plaintiff's complaints of prejudicial error in the jury instructions are without merit, and that the judgment should be affirmed.

It should be noted at the outset that the sole party defendant was not an owner or lessee of the...

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