Russell v. Liggett Drug Co.

YOUNG, Justice.

Suit for damages was prosecuted by Mrs. Genevieve Russell, administratrix of the estate of Mrs. Mary R. Moore, deceased, for the latter’s death, following injuries allegedly sustained by falling on the slippery floor of a beauty shop under lease from appellees to a third party. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, defendants, before offering testimony, moved for instructed verdict, which was sustained. A judgment against plaintiff, rendered upon peremptory instruction to the jury, is the basis of this appeal.

The accident occurred on September 8, 1937; the rented space, known…