Kilgore v. the Shepard Company

Plaintiff brought this action on the case for negligence in the Superior Court to recover damages for personal injuries. At the close of the plaintiff’s case defendant rested and moved for a directed verdict. The trial justice granted the motion and the case is before this court on plaintiff’s exception to this ruling.

It is alleged in the declaration that defendant provided chairs at a table in its store for the convenience of its customers; that its duty was to warn customers of any defects in the chairs which were not apparent; that defendant, unmindful of its duty, negligently permitted a…