Smith v. Alaskan Fur Company

BOHLING, Commissioner.

Mrs. Effie Smith, an invitee, sued The Alaskan Fur Company, Inc., a Missouri corporation, for $25,000 for personal injuries sustained in a fall on defendant’s entranceway on May 1, 1951. The trial resulted in a unanimous verdict, October 9, 1957, for the defendant.

Plaintiff has appealed and claims error was committed in refusing a requested instruction, in striking certain testimony, and in the giving of instructions on behalf of defendant. Defendant contends plaintiff’s testimony established that she was contributorily negligent as a matter of law in not exercising…