SHIPP v. JOHNSON


452 S.W.2d 828 (1969)

Alma E. SHIPP, Appellant, v. Martha Juanita JOHNSON and William H. Johnson, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George K. Harris, Louisville, for appellant.

John L. Bennett, Hogan, Taylor, Denzer & Bennett, Louisville, for appellees.


REED, Judge.

The plaintiff appellant, Alma Shipp, was injured when she slipped and fell after stepping on a small throw rug during a social visit to the home of Martha and William Johnson, the defendants and appellees. Plaintiff and defendant Martha Johnson were friends; Mrs. Johnson was recuperating at home from recent surgery. Plaintiff and a male escort decided one evening to visit Mrs. Johnson during her convalescence. When plaintiff walked into the vestibule...

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