Peppermint Twist, Inc. v. Wright ex rel. Wright

CARROLL, Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant below from an adverse judgment based on a jury verdict in a personal injury action. The plaintiff Clare Wright, a youth 18 years of age, was injured leaving the defendant’s place of business when he walked through a glass door. The action brought by the minor through his mother resulted in a verdict for him in the amount of $9,000 and a verdict for his mother for $500.

The defendant operated a bar and lounge. The entrance was an opening eight feet high and five or six feet wide. It was secured, when closed, by a sliding glass panel. The glass…