Scott v. Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc.

On Saturday, September 16, 1950, tbe appellant, Mrs. Gertrude Scott, entered the store of the appellee, known and referred to herein as “ Polsky’s,” for the purpose of purchasing certain articles of merchandise. As Mrs. Scott was in the act of examining some merchandise, she alleged she was suddenly, and, without warning, struck and knocked against a jewelry counter, and then to the floor, causing her serious injuries.

On the day when the claimed injury to Mrs. Scott occurred, a Polsky store detective saw a man engaged in what is known as “shoplifting.” When the shoplifter left the Polsky…