Ackerman v. Motor Sales & Service Co.

Loring, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff from an order denying his motion for a new trial after the trial court had directed a verdict against him. The action was for damages for personal injuries suffered as a consequence of a fall in defendant’s bowling establishment on December 30, 1941.

The charge of negligence was based on an allegation that defendant had permitted a liquid substance to be on that part of the approach to the alley upon which plaintiff approached his run preliminary to throwing his ball. Plaintiff was right-handed, so he wore a rubber-soled shoe on his…