Bersch v. Holton Street State Bank

The general rule is stated in Schroeder v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (1936) 220 Wis. 642, 648, 265 N. W. 559, that one who keeps a store or shop “is bound to exercise reasonable care to keep it in a safe condition for his customers and others whom he invites, expressly or impliedly, to enter on business with him.”

In this case, there is testimony to indicate that the bank had notice that the floor was slippery. In time of storm the likelihood of a slippery walk or floor necessarily comes into existence so that even with knowledge that individuals with wet shoes are using the floor,…