Robinson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Civil action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the willful wrong or negligent act of the defendant.

The facts are these: On Saturday evening, 10 September, 1938, just after dark, the plaintiff went to the store of the corporate defendant in Asheville to pay a bill. Max Lewis was in the store at the time in the discharge of his duties as an employee of the corporate defendant. While the young lady in the office was receiving plaintiff's payment, the defendant Max Lewis called to her from the main floor, "Don't be so damned slow." Whereupon she…