Watts v. Bacon & Van Buskirk Glass Co.

This case involves the liability of a supplier and installer of plate glass in the door of a drug store. Plaintiffs brought suit for injuries sustained by Linda Watts, a minor, who was struck by particles of flying glass from the door. They joined as defendants, the tenant and operator of the drug store, Harry J. Baker, Jr.; the owners of the building, Mae Greenman and Shirley Sostrin; and the supplier and installer of the plate glass, Bacon & Van Buskirlc Glass Co., Inc., herein called the glass company.

At the close of plaintiffs’ evidence, the trial court directed verdicts of not guilty for…