May Department Stores Co. v. McBride

By the Court

(Kinkade, J.).

Marion McBride sued the May Department Stores Company to recover damages for personal injuries received by her while riding on a moving stairway, known as an escalator, owned and operated by the store company in its store. McBride alleged that the accident was caused by the negligence of the store company. Verdict and judgment in favor of the store company were rendered in the trial court. The Court of Appeals, on error, reversed and remanded for error of the trial court in charging the jury that ordinary care was the full measure of the store company’s obligation to…