Dennis v. Crabtree

Conley Byrd, Justice.

The appellee Sylvia Crabtree on Sept. 25, 1967, slipped and fell in the Hand-I-Pak grocery store operated by appellant Virgil Dennis in Camden, Arkansas. As a result of the fall Mrs. Crab-tree suffered personal injuries for which she had expended in excess of $3,000 for medical expenses. The jury returned .a verdict for $3,500. From the judgment entered thereon, appellant Virgil Dennis appeals contending that the trial court erred in not directing a verdict in his favor.

Mrs. Crabtree entered the store about 4 o’clock to buy some cat food. After passing by the check-out…