PER CURIAM.
The question for decision in this negligence case is whether the "rescue doctrine" is available to the plaintiff, Eleanor H. Pendleton, to support a recovery of damages for personal injuries sustained when she fell down the basement stairs in the home of the defendant, Philip P. Nelson. The jury returned a verdict in Mrs. Pendleton's favor in the sum of $20,000, and final judgment was entered thereon. Nelson appeals.
The evidence shows that Nelson...
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