Welty v. S. H. Kress & Co.

This is an action in damages for personal injury alleged to have been received by plaintiff through negligence of defendant.

The record discloses that defendant is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Missouri, engaged in conducting a general merchandise business at Nevada in Yernon county. On August 29, 1924, and for some time prior thereto, plaintiff was in the employ of defendant as clerk and saleswoman and in the performance of 'her duties had charge of the hardware and tinware counters.

On the date above named, -while acting as such clerk and saleswoman,…