Raymond J. Pittman v. Harold A. Littlefield, E. Kenneth Littlefield, Edith L. Howard, D/B/A Littlefield Lumber Co.

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a New York resident, sued defendants, a partnership doing business as Littlefield Lumber Co. in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to recover for injuries sustained on defendants’ premises allegedly due to defendants’ negligence. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for defendants. Plaintiff moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. 1 The court denied the motion, and plaintiff appeals.

On January 3, 1967, plaintiff, then employed by a Boston-based building contractor, went to the Littlefield Lumber Company to buy some…