Watts v. Holmes

The plaintiff, Patricia Watts, has sought to recover damages from Holmes Auction, Appliance and Furniture Company, for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff slipped on ice in the automobile-parking area maintained by defendant for its customers.

The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of plaintiff’s evidence a verdict was directed for defendant. Mrs. Watts claims, on appeal to our court, that the jury should have been permitted to decide the issues in the case. Thus, there is presented for our consideration the question as to whether plaintiff made a prima facie case of negligence…