Sledge v. Wagoner

This is a civil action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as a result of falling on the floor of the defendants’ restaurant.

The case comes here on appeal from judgment as of nonsuit entered on motion of the defendants at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence.

The defendants’ restaurant is located in the Union Bus Terminal in the City of High Point. The plaintiff entered the restaurant for the purpose of making a purchase. He entered through a swinging door leading from the waiting room into the grill. An upright magazine rack was standing with back to the wall…