Nelson v. F. W. Woolworth & Co.

The defendant-appellee is a corporation operating a five and ten cent store in Ottumwa. Its place of business is in a building on Main Street. Said street extends east and west, and appellee’s store is on the south side thereof. Thus the store faces the north, and extends southward a considerable distance, probably 140 feet¿ while the width of the store is approximately 44 feet. There is also an entrance to the store from the rear. It appears that on the west side of the store there are counters, within close proximity to each other, extending from near the entrance to the rear part of the…