Swan v. Kroger Company

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff when she slipped and fell in defendant’s store. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony the jury was instructed to find for defendant and judgment was rendered accordingly. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

Plaintiff’s allegations were in substance, as follows: That she was an invitee while in defendant’s store shopping for groceries. That defendant owed her a duty to keep its store and premises reasonably safe. That defendant breached such duty which resulted in…