Prescott v. Ralphs Grocery Co.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries sustained when she fell on the sidewalk near an entrance to defendant’s grocery store. The jury returned a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff has appealed claiming that the judgment should be reversed because the court assertedly erred in instructing the jury.

Plaintiff testified that she parked her car at the rear of defendant’s store and walked to the entrance, using the sidewalk adjacent to the building. After making a purchase, she left the store and noticed that there was “a lot of water” on the sidewalk and that there was no…