Leary v. Jordan Marsh Co.

The plaintiff excepted to the entry of a verdict for the defendant under leave reserved in this action of tort brought to recover for personal injuries sustained when she slipped or fell upon the marble floor as she was travelling along one of the aisles in the defendant’s store. The defendant also excepted to rulings on evidence.

We narrate the facts which could be found from the evidence viewed in its aspect most favorable to the plaintiff. At about 10:30 a.m. on October 3, 1941, the plaintiff and a companion entered the defendant’s store and then separated in accordance with an arrangement…