Mulligan v. St. Louis Church of St. Paul

Magney, Commissioner.

Defendant church appeals from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

Defendant’s church building is located in the city of St. Paul. On February 6, 1955, plaintiff, Mildred Mulligan, attended Mass there for the first time. After the services, she walked out through the front door. A platform extended from this door about 3Vi feet wide and 7 or 8 feet long on which was a heavy steel mat about 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. The mat was constructed of links, the openings in which were about three-fourths of an inch…