Cardall v. Shartenberg's, Inc.

This is an action on the case to recover for injuries which were sustained by the plaintiff, in slipping and falling on the wet pavement of a vestibule connecting the interior of the defendant’s department store with the sidewalk, and which she alleges were caused by the defendant’s negligence in not putting on such pavement, which was then dangerously slippery because of its wetness, temporary floor mats or covers or other protecting materials. The plaintiff had entered the store for the purpose of buying some goods and therefore the defendant owed to her, as an invitee, the duty of using…