Penny v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

Holt, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from the orders denying their separate motions for a new trial.

Marion Penny, the wife of George Penny, in the forenoon of May 14, 1932, while shopping in the store conducted by defendants in the city of Minneapolis, injured the ligaments of her right foot. She sued defendants, alleging that defendant Sears Roebuck & Coihpany owned the store and it was its duty, in conjunction with various lessees, to keep and maintain the aisles therein in a clean and safe condition for invitees, and that the defendant Kroger Grocery Company, which as lessee was engaged in the…