Thorn v. Addison Bros. & Smith, Inc.

Fox, Judge:

Addison Brothers & Smith, Inc., defendant below, plaintiff in error, complains of a judgment against it in the Circuit Court of Mercer county, rendered upon the verdict of a'jury in favor of E. M. Thorn, administrator of the estate of Lillie B. Thorn, deceased. The action was based upon alleged negligence of the defendant causing her accidental death by a fall through an opening in the main floor of the warehouse of the defendant and into a basement thereof. The material facts may be stated as follows:

The defendant was engaged in the wholesole grocery business in the City of…