Norman v. Tradehome Shoe Stores, Inc.

Nelson, Justice.

These actions were for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Alice Norman in a fall in defendant’s store and for consequential damages sustained by her husband, plaintiff Paul Norman. The cases were consolidated for trial.

At the close of plaintiffs’ testimony concerning liability, they and defendant rested provisionally and by . a blended motion, defendant moved for a directed verdict or dismissal on the grounds that plaintiffs had failed to prove any actionable negligence on its part. The trial court granted the motion for a directed verdict, ruling that plaintiffs had…