Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Randolph

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

In this ease Mrs. Randolph brought suit against the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company to recover damages for injury caused by her slipping and falling on its store floor, made dangerous by its alleged negligence. She recovered a verdict, and from a judgment entered thereon defendant appeals. The substantial question involved is whether the trial court was constrained to give binding instructions for defendant.

The proofs tended to show defendant had a provision and' meat store which plaintiff patronized. In such store it had a pay telephone which customers used. To…