Fuller v. Wurzburg Dry Goods Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to superior court of Grand Rapids; Dunham, J. Case by Belle Fuller against the Wurzburg Dry Goods Company for personal injuries. Judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.
On the 6th day of January, 1914, the defendant had in operation in its store a moving stairway or escalator. Being located in the back part of the store it took patrons from the main floor to the balcony, and was placed between two stationary stairways, and was about two feet wide, with rails on each side to take hold of on making the ascent. It is the claim of the plaintiff that on the aforementioned day, while on the escalator, when she had nearly reached the top, she was thrown by a peculiar motion of the stairway, *448and fell upon her right knee and was injured. She brought suit, and sought…
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