Cachola v. the Kroger Company

Mrs. Cachola slipped and fell on a broken fruit jar and its contents while shopping at the defendant’s supermarket. Defendant denied plaintiffs’ charge of negligently operating the supermarket and, in addition, stated that Mrs. Cachola was not injured by the fall. Defendant also pleaded that Mrs. Cachola was guilty of contributory negligence.

Plaintiffs appeal from the jury’s verdict of no cause of action. Plaintiffs claim three errors, only one of which will be discussed in this opinion.

Plaintiffs claim the trial judge erred when he denied plaintiffs’ motion for a mistrial. The motion was…