Lee v. H. L. Green & Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Pless'J., I January Term, 1952, of Guileoed (Greensboro Division). Reversed. Civil action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as a result of slipping and falling on the floor of defendant’s store. The plaintiff, a housewife about 53 years of age, after purchasing some articles on the first floor of the defendant’s store in Greensboro, went down the stairway to the basement to make other purchases.
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Appeal by plaintiff from Pless'J., I January Term, 1952, of Guileoed (Greensboro Division). Reversed. Civil action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff as a result of slipping and falling on the floor of defendant’s store. The plaintiff, a housewife about 53 years of age, after purchasing some articles on the first floor of the defendant’s store in Greensboro, went down the stairway to the basement to make other purchases. At the bottom of the stairway she turned to the right and after going 12 or 15 feet from the bottom step her right foot slipped out from under…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnsoN, J.
Tbe evidence in this case when analyzed in the light of the controlling principles of law is sufficient, we think, to make out a prima facie case of actionable negligence for the jury.
Those entering a store during business hours to purchase or look at goods do so at the implied invitation of the proprietor, upon whom the law imposes the duty of exercising ordinary care (1) to keep the aisles and passageways where customers are expected to go in a reasonably safe condition, so as not unnecessarily to expose the customer to danger, and (2) to give warning of hidden dangers or unsafe conditions…
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