Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Cooper

This appeal presents rather narrow issues in regard to the admissibility of certain evidence relating to the damages suffered by Grace R. Cooper (Mrs. Cooper), the appellee and plaintiff below, resulting from the negligence of Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. (Montgomery Ward), the appellant.

Mrs. Cooper, while properly at Montgomery Ward’s Wheat-on Plaza Store in Montgomery County, was struck on the head by a sign from a tile display on April 13, 1963. In due course she filed an action against Montgomery Ward to recover for alleged damages resulting from its negligence. The trial court (Mathias,…