Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Reid

The majority opinion sets aside plaintiffs verdict and judgment, and holds that defendant’s motion for directed verdict should have been granted, and orders that judgment be entered for defendant in the lower court. I respectfully dissent.

Plaintiff entered the store of Sears, Roebuck & Company in Albany, Ga., through double doors, and immediately inside he stepped upon a rubber mat ten feet wide, which was set into a 1/2 inch recess in the floor, the top surface being level with the floor. It was crowded because people were rushing into and out of the store at the entrance. When plaintiff…