Hancock Fabrics, Inc. v. Martin

COULSON, Justice.

In this personal injury action Appellee E. Jean Martin (Mrs. Martin) sued Appellants Hancock Fabrics, Inc. (Hancock) and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (Southwestern Bell), for damages resulting from injuries suffered by her from a fall after she stumbled over a rubber molding covering a telephone wire on the floor of a Hancock Fabric Store. Mrs. Martin alleged that Hancock and Southwestern Bell were each negligent in certain particulars and that such negligence caused her to fall and be injured. The jury found both Hancock and Southwestern Bell negligent and attributed…