Long v. National Food Stores, Inc.

Plaintiff’s evidence, considered in the light most favorable to her, Powell v. Deifells, Inc., 251 N.C. 596, 112 S.E. 2d 56, shows the following facts:

On and prior to 13 February 1960 defendant operated a self-service retail grocery store in the city of Greensboro. Defendant’s grocery store was so arranged as to have throughout the store rows of merchandise upon shelves of solid construction which were higher than a person’s head, with aisles four or five feet wide between the shelves for customers to walk along to select merchandise for purchase.

Plaintiff and her husband were regular…