Martin v. Howard Bros. Discount Stores, Inc.

JONES, Judge.

Plaintiffs in this slip and fall case appeal a judgment rejecting their demands for damages on a finding of no negligence on the part of either defendant, Howard Brothers Discount Stores, Inc. or Mid-South Linen and Uniform Service, and also upon a finding of contributory negligence on the part of plaintiff-wife.

During trial at the conclusion of the introduction of evidence on the issue of liability, the parties stipulated with the consent of the court for a bifurcated trial. They agreed that the court would decide the issue of liability and that in the event it was decided…