Papadatos v. National Tea Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury awarded plaintiff $10,000 for personal injuries sustained in a fall in defendant’s parking lot adjacent to its store. On appeal, defendant contends the evidence failed to establish any negligence on its part and that the trial court should have directed a verdict in its favor or entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

It appears that plaintiff parked her car in defendant’s lot on a late afternoon in May and, as she walked toward the store entrance, stepped on something round which caused her to twist her ankle and…