Martin v. Barclay Distributing Co.

Opinion

LILLIE, J.

Plaintiff appeals from judgment of nonsuit entered in an action for personal injuries arising out of an incident that severed a portion of the ring finger of her left hand.

Around 6 p.m. on May 10, 1967, plaintiff and her husband went to defendant restaurant for dinner; they had been there many times before. Normally there is an attendant at the front door who will assist people entering the restaurant; attendants are employed by an outside parking concern and their primary duty is to park the customers’ cars, however, if they are not busy, as a matter of courtesy they attend…