Burkett v. Belk-Lindsey Co. of Orlando

SHANNON, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs appeal from a directed verdict entered at the conclusion of the plaintiffs’ testimony in a negligence action.

Plaintiff Mary Lucy Burkett, after having completed her business in the defendant’s store, was proceeding to leave the premises and in so doing had occasion to use one of the two glass doors facing out to the east. The right hand door was constructed to swing out to the south and the left hand door was constructed to swing out to the north. There was a concrete foyer outside of the doors extending some distance both to the north and south of the…