Bray Ex Rel. Ward v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

The evidence, taken in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, tells the following story:

On 6 August 1965 between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., the minor plaintiff, Charles Bray, Jr., Randy Jarman, and the minor plaintiff’s mother, Margaret Bray, entered the A. & P. store located at 1105 Park Drive, New Bern, North Carolina. At the time of this accident, Randy Jarman was 8 years of age and Charles Bray, Jr., the minor plaintiff, was 5 years of age. As the parties entered the grocery store, Mrs. Bray told the young boys to get a grocery cart and follow her. Charles Bray, Jr.,…