Evans v. S. S. Kresge Co.

McAllister,, J.

On November 9, 1934, plaintiff entered defendant’s store in the city of Flint and, after walking about 20 feet down an aisle, slipped and fell, suffering serious injury. After she had fallen, she noticed a piece of fatty meat, about the size of a dollar, mashed on the sole of her shoe.

Just inside the door of the store, defendant has a lunch counter approximately 25 feet long and about 4% feet high. Hamburg sandwiches, barbequed meat, and soft drinks are sold at the counter. There are no stools or chairs for the customers. When they eat they stand in the aisle at the lunch…