Quinn v. P & Q SUPERMARKET, INC.

At the outset, it is necessary to determine whether plaintiff’s status at the time of the injury was that of a licensee or an invitee.

“The distinction between a licensee and an invitee does not depend upon whether there is an ‘invitation’ to come on the premises, but is determined by the nature of the business bringing him to the premises, an invitee being a person who goes upon the premises for the mutual benefit of himself and the person in possession, whose visit is of interest or advantage to the invitor, while a licensee is one who goes upon the premises for his own interest, convenience…