Welby v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.

While shopping at the defendants (the store) Quincy store, the plaintiff (Ms. Welby) received injuries from a slip-and-fall accident, and sued to recover damages. On July 14,1999, the trial court found negligence on the part of the store and rendered a judgment for the plaintiff for $28,000, from which judgment the store has taken this Dist/Mun. Cts. RADA, Rule 8C, appeal. We vacate the trial court’s decision and enter judgment in favor of Stop & Shop Supermarket Company.

The store raises three issues on this appeal: 1. whether there was sufficient evidence to support a finding of negligence…