Kwarciak v. Star Market

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal from an order of a justice of the Superior Court granting a motion for new trial after a verdict had been rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $2,211.80 plus interest and costs. 'We affirm.

The facts of the case insofar as pertinent to this appeal are as follows. On Friday, September 19, 1980, at approximately 8 p.m., Ann Kwarciak (plaintiff) alighted from a bus at a point near the parking lot in front of the Lakewood Star Market (Star). The night was dark and damp, and the parking lot was occupied by a large number of vehicles.

As…