Barry v. Stop & Shop Companies

Priscilla Barry, buyer, sued Stop and Shop Companies, Inc. (Stop and Shop), seller, and Wheeler Manufacturing Co., manufacturer, for an alleged breach of an implied warranty of merchantability of a lawnmower, resulting in injuries to her person. 2 After trial, a jury brought in verdicts against the defendants for $30,000, but the judge, having de nied the defendants’ motions for directed verdicts, allowed their motions for judgments n.o.v. and denied the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial; 3 these latter rulings are the subject of the plaintiff’s appeal. We affirm. The evidence did not make…