Lander v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

This case, brought forward by plaintiff’s exceptions to the direction of a verdict for the defendant, presents the single issue whether a storekeeper is negligent in permitting customers to enter a store, having a floor which becomes slippery when weather conditions are such that water or moisture will be tracked in upon their footwear, without protecting them from the hazard of slipping by the use of mats or other materials under such circumstances or by keeping the floor dry through mopping. A wet floor inevitably results when customers in large numbers enter a store from the street when…