Sanguinett v. May Department Stores Co.

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by respondent (plaintiff) when she was about to board an elevator in a department store in the City of St. Louis, Missouri. May Department Stores Company, appellant (defendant), owned the store, and Bessie Harris, appellant (defendant), was its employee in charge of the elevator. A trial before the court and a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff and against both defendants in the sum of $5,000. Defendants bring the case to this court by appeal.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged that defendant May…