Jones v. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.

Appellee Bertha Jones brought suit against Kroger Grocery and Baking Company, appellant, for damages sustained by her by reason of a fall on the floor of appellant’s store on March 14, 1932, in Willisville, Illinois.

The declaration consists of one count. It alleges that on March 14, 1932, appellant owned and operated a certain grocery store which the public was invited to patronize; that it negligently and carelessly permitted certain refuse and pieces of spinach to remain upon the floor of said store in the place where customers were invited to walk in selecting their groceries; that…