Dilione v. Vogel's Department Store

Plaintiffs instituted suit against defendant to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Jeanette Dilione on December 1, 1945 as a result of colliding with a glass door in the entrance to the defendant's store and for consequential damages sustained by Rocca Dilione, her husband, flowing from the injuries to his wife. The essence of the complaint was negligence upon the part of defendant in construction and maintenance of the glass doors and faulty lighting.

At the conclusion of the defendant's case, the court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant upon the ground of…