Legal Opinion
May Department Stores Co. v. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1932No. 9453PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment entered upon the verdict of the jury in an action, brought'by the appellee against the appellant to recover for personal injuries. The appellee will be referred to as the plaintiff, and the appellant as the defendant, as in the court below.
On April 5, 1928, the defendant was the proprietor of a department store in St. Louis, Mo., known as Famous & Barr Company. For the convenience of patrons who desired to descend from the first floor to the basement, the defendant operated an escalator or moving stairway. This was a device consisting of…
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