Murphy v. Fidelity National Bank

Plaintiff recovered a judgment for $3,000 for personal injuries, alleged to have been sustained by her on November 3, 1928, when she fell to the floor of defendant's banking room, by reason of the sudden slipping of a rubber mat, upon which she stepped, while an invitee of defendant.

The petition alleged general negligence; the answer was a general denial.

The evidence is that plaintiff, at the time of injury, was and for a long time had been a customer of defendant bank, and had occasion on that day to visit the defendant's premises. She first went to the rest room, the floor of which was on a…