Pridgen v. S. H. Kress & Co.

It is well established in this jurisdiction that the proprietor of a store, while not the insurer of the safety of customers while on the premises, does owe to such customers the duty to exercise ordinary care to keep the premises in a reasonably safe condition and to give warnings of hidden perils and unsafe conditions in so far as same can be ascertained by reasonable inspection and supervision. In the instant case there is no complaint as to the condition of the stairway or as to the condition of the lights at the time of the accident. The plaintiff relies solely upon her allegations of…