Carter v. Western Union Telegraph Company

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

Plaintiff was injured when she slipped and fell in the lobby of the Western Union office in the city of Minneapolis on May 7, 1960. Her status was that of a business visitor. An action for the damages sustained resulted in a verdict for plaintiff and the post-trial motion, which was denied.

Defendant seeks a reversal upon the grounds (1) that the evidence fails to show that negligence of defendant was a proximate cause of injury; (2) that plaintiff was…