Brown v. Employers' Liability Assurance Co.

SWIFT, Judge.

While a patron of Rivet’s Coiffures Ele-gantes, a beauty salon, Mary B. Thompson fell and sustained an injury. This suit has been brought against the salon operator, Rivet Hedderel, and his public liability insurer to recover damages allegedly resulting therefrom. Plaintiffs have appealed from a judgment dismissing their case.

It is undisputed that approximately thirty minutes prior to the accident an employee of the shop dropped and broke a bottle of thick liquid facial cleanser on the vinyl floor. However, the affected area was cleaned immediately. Employees of the salon…