Diver v. Singer Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 137, Jan. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila.'Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 331, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Annie W. Diver v. Singer Manufacturing Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McMichael, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The.court refused binding instructions for defendant. Verdict for plaintiff for $3,000, reduced by remittitur to $2,000,on which judgment was entered.
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Appeal, No. 137, Jan. T., 1902, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Phila.'Co., Sept. T., 1900, No. 331, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Annie W. Diver v. Singer Manufacturing Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. Before McMichael, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. The.court refused binding instructions for defendant. Verdict for plaintiff for $3,000, reduced by remittitur to $2,000,on which judgment was entered. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Fell,
The plaintiff slipped and fell on a floor in her employer’s store. The room in which she was working was a largo room, lighted by three skylights, and was used by the clerks and as a showroom. It was near the middle of the building, and there was a clear passageway through it ten feet wide, extending from the front to the rear room. The floor was of Virginia pine, and was dressed with a preparation of oil commonly used on floors of the same kind. It had been cleaned and the dressing applied on Saturday afternoon after the store was closed, and had been rubbed…
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