Strange v. Martin's, Inc.

Action by plaintiff-wife to recover damages for personal injuries and by her husband for loss of services and medical expenses. Plaintiff-wife sustained the injuries complained of when she slipped and fell on a marble step in the ladies’ rest room on the mezzanine floor of appellant’s store. It was plaintiffs’ claim, and their proof showed, that plaintiff-wife was caused to fall because of fecal matter on the floor of the lavatory, which got on her shoes, and also because there was water on a marble step, caused by the overflowing of one of the toilets. The jury rendered a verdict for…