Harley v. Big Ben Market Co.

These actions of trespass on the case for negligence were brought by a husband and wife against Big Ben Market Company, Adams Drug Co., Inc., and Edward Shore jointly, pursuant to general laws 1938, chapter 518, §1, to ascertain which, if any, was liable for injuries sustained by the wife in a fall in a market known as “The Farm Basket” at 22 East avenue in Pawtucket in this state. The cases were tried together in the superior court and in each case the trial justice directed verdicts in favor of Adams Drug Co., Inc. and Edward Shore, and thereupon the jury returned verdicts for the…