Jefferis v. Arden-Mayfair, Inc.

This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff when she slipped and fell in defendant’s store. At the close of plaintiffs case, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for an order of involuntary nonsuit, and plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand.

The evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff. James v. Carnation Co., 278 Or 65, 562 P2d 1192 (1977).

On September 17, 1976, plaintiff entered defendant’s grocery store and made certain purchases. As she was leaving the checkstand and heading toward the exit, she slipped on some grapes and fell to the…