Forsberg v. ML Parker Company

Plaintiff’s action is to recover damages for injuries suffered in a fall over some rubber, mats at the end of a display counter. ...

Defendant’s motion to. direct in t.he trial court contained a *515number of grounds, here defendant relies solely on plaintiff’s failure to establish any actionable negligence.

I. Plaintiff, a lady 60 years old at the time, went to defendant’s store to purchase a filler for a thermos bottle between 7 and 8 p.m. in the evening. The store was open until 9 p.m. She took the elevator to the fifth floor and walked to the counter where the fillers were displayed. A clerk…