Ruemenapp v. National Food Stores, Inc.

This action was commenced in the Wayne county circuit court by Ernest Ruemenapp, individually and as next friend of Sharon Ruemenapp, for injuries sustained by his daughter while on defendant’s premises.

The complaint alleged that Sharon, while an invitee in defendant’s store, was attracted to a mechanical hobby horse maintained by defendant in its store; and that, “while getting off the horse after riding it, [Sharon] did trip and fall on empty pop bottles allowed to accumulate on the premises near the base of the electric rocking horse.” Negligence was charged in that defendant allegedly…