Belcher v. John M. Smyth Co.

Plaintiff brought an action against the defendant to recover damages on account of the death of William McKiernan Belcher, a minor, claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The record discloses that William McKiernan Belcher, a child about 6 years of age, was taken by his parents to the retail store of the defendant company, where the parents expected to make some purchases, and while they were there, a roll of linoleum, cylindrical in form, 6 feet in height, about 12 to 14 inches in…