JC Penney Company v. Johnson

This is an action for damages for injuries suffered by plaintiff Dorothy Johnson in a fall in a store owned by defendant, J. C. Penney Company, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Verdict and judgment in the trial court were for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

One of the propositions argued by defendant is that the trial court erred in overruling the demurrer of defendant to plaintiff’s evidence, and defendant’s motion for directed verdict.

Plaintiff’s petition alleged negligence on the part of defendant in allowing the floor to become unduly slick and dangerous; in allowing foreign debris to gather on…