Brown v. . Montgomery Ward Co.

The duty of proprietors of buildings with respect to Invitees on their premises has been frequently stated in the decisions of this Court (Bowden v. Kress, 198 N. C., 559, 152 S. E., 625; Anderson v. Amusement Co., 213 N. C., 130, 195 S. E., 386), and in those of •other jurisdictions (Kresge v. Fader, 116 Ohio St., 718, 58 A. L. R., 132). Tbe concensus of these authorities is that the occupant of premises to which others are invited to come for business or pleasure owes to* such persons the duty to exercise due care to keep the premises in a reasonably safe condition and to give warning of…