Charles v. American Stores Co.

This is an action in tort to recover for injuries the plaintiff claims she sustained when bottles fell on her at a Star Market store. After trial, judgment was entered for the defendant based on the trial judge’s determination that the plaintiff failed to satisfy her burden of proving that the injuries she allegedly sustained were proximately caused by any negligence of the defendant.

The plaintiff filed this appeal pursuant to Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A D. A. 8C. A review of the transcript indicates that on March 27, 1990, at approximately 3:30 P.M., the plaintiff was shopping for baby food at the…