VEAL v. NEWLIN, INC.

No. 80.

367 P.2d 155 (1961)

LaFayette VEAL, Appellant, v. NEWLIN, INC., and Newlin Building, Inc., Alaskan corporations, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Parrish, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Walter Sczudlo, Fairbanks, for appellee.

Before NESBETT, C.J., and DIMOND and AREND, JJ.


DIMOND, Justice.

Veal fell on a stairway in a store owned by the Newlin corporations. There was a handrail on one side only. Asserting that Newlin was negligent in not having a handrail on the other side of the stairs, and that this was the cause of his fall, Veal commenced this action for damages because of injuries he allegedly sustained. The jury found against him, his motion for a new trial was denied, and he has appealed.

The trial court instructed the...

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