Knightly v. Bell Shops of Brockton, Inc.

Exceptions overruled. Verdicts were returned for the female plaintiff for injuries sustained in a fall in the defendant’s store where she was a business invitee, and for her husband for consequential damages. The only question presented is whether there was error in the denial of the defendant’s motion for directed verdicts. Four photographs aid our understanding of the testimony. The jury could find the following : The plaintiff walked along an aisle bounded on her right by an open showcase in which ladies’ garments were displayed hanging from a rack. She turned to the right at the end of…