J. C. Penney Co. v. Mayes

STEWART, Justice.

Plaintiff below and appellee here, Maggie Mayes, brought this action against J. C. Penney Company, a corporation, hereinafter referred to as “the company”, to recover damages suffered by her when she fell in the vestibule of the company’s store in Mid-dlesboro on August 18, 1951. Plaintiff sustained serious injuries of a permanent nature. The jury returned a verdict for her against the company for $30,400, and this appeal is from the judgment entered thereon.

The J. C. Penney Company has for many years operated a store in Middlesboro, located on the corner of two busy streets.…