Shipp v. Johnson

REED, Judge.

The plaintiff appellant, Alma Shipp, was injured when she slipped and fell after stepping on a small throw rug during a social visit to the home of Martha and William Johnson, the defendants and ap-pellees. Plaintiff and defendant Martha Johnson were friends; Mrs. Johnson was recuperating at home from recent surgery. Plaintiff and a male escort decided one evening to visit Mrs. Johnson during her convalescence. When plaintiff walked into the vestibule of the Johnson home, she stepped upon a small white throw rug which rested on a polished and waxed hardwood floor; she immediately…