Spears v. Goldberg

Maxwell, Judge:

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff. At the conclusion of the introduction of her evidence, the court, on motion of the defendants, struck out the plaintiff’s evidence as insufficient to sustain her claim, and directed a verdict for the defendants. This review is under a writ of error awarded the plaintiff by this Court.

The plaintiff, Stella Ford Spears, is a resident of the City of Elkins. The defendants, Alex Goldberg and Dorothy Goldberg, partners trading as L. Goldberg & Sons, conduct in Elkins a department store in a building…