Mullinax v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co

Taylor, Justice.

Respondent while shopping for groceries in appellant’s place of business in Greenville, South Carolina, on April 1, 1950, suffered a fall by having her feet slip from under her, as a result of which she was awarded the sum of $6,000.00 by a jury in the Court of Common Pleas for Greenville County. Timely motions were made for nonsuit, directed verdict, new trial and judgment Non Obstante Veredicto, all of which were refused.

The principal question to be decided in this appeal is whether or not there was sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of appellant to require…