Guy v. Western Newspaper Union

Loring, Chief Justice.

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the court directed a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff moved for a new trial and appealed from the trial court’s denial of his motion.

The accident happened about three o’clock in the afternoon of January 12, 1949, a “half-sunshiny” day, with the temperature around freezing. Plaintiff had gone to defendant’s place of business on the west side of Chicago avenue, Minneapolis, to purchase supplies.

In front of the building was an entrance door, over which was a sign bearing defendant’s name, Western Newspaper Union. A…