Girvetz v. Boys' Market, Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant, The Boys’ Market, Incorporated, entered notwithstanding the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff. Plaintiff sought to recover for injuries sustained when she slipped on a banana or banana peel while shopping in the market operated by defendant. Judgment notwithstanding the verdict was granted on the theory that there was no substantial evidence to support a finding that the defendant was negligent.

Plaintiff had left the vegetable department located at the front of defendant’s store and had passed through one of the vegetable department check…