Pierce v. Toys "R" Us—Massachusetts, Inc.

This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A. D. A., Rule 8C appeal by the defendant of the trial court’s judgment for the plaintiff on her negligence claim. The defendant contends that such judgment was unsupported by the evidence presented at trial.

Plaintiff Mary Pierce was injured when a high chair in the defendant’s store fell from a display, striking her across the bridge of her nose. The high chairs were placed on a display shelf a few inches off the floor. The defendant had placed the price tag on the high chair below eye level. When the plaintiff squatted down and lifted the bottom of the tag, the…