Warren v. T. G. & Y. Stores Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, J.:

This is an action in which the appellant, Alcidene Warren, seeks to recover damages from the appellee, T. G. & Y. Stores Company, for personal injuries suffered by Mrs. Warren when she tripped and fell over a box of merchandise which had been placed in an aisleway by employees of the store. The case was tried to a jury. At the close of appellant’s evidence the district court sustained a motion in favor of the appellee for a directed verdict on the ground that the appellant was contributorially negligent as a matter of law which barred her…