Judson v. American Railway Express Co.

The plaintiff, an elderly woman, went to the office of the defendant in Lawrence about a quarter past nine .o’clock in the morning, to get a parcel. She entered "the door from the street, went to the farthest counter and asked for the parcel that had come the night before; she was told it was there. She testified that she stood at the counter about five minutes and then went to the clerk in the next cage and asked him to keep the parcel a few days; that she then turned to leave, took three steps, and fell upon the floor; receiving injuries for which she seeks to recover in this action. After…