Baker v. Clark

Oxner, Justice.

This action was brought against a merchant by one claiming to be an invitee to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of a fall in a store. The trial resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant. On this appeal, plaintiff contends that under the evidence the question of defendant’s liability should have been submitted to the jury.

Defendant G. Dewey Clark, operates a department store in the town of Manning. Around 10:00 or 10:30 o’clock on the morning of March 10, 1955, plaintiff, Mrs. Rebecca Baker, then in her late seventies, accompanied by her daugh…