Montgomery Ward & Company, a Corporation v. Nellie Bell Steele

RIDGE, Circuit Judge.

In this jury-waived action, defendant appeals from a judgment for $4,000.00, entered in favor of plaintiff for personal injuries sustained as the result of a fall while she was on the business premises of defendant. Diversity jurisdiction clearly appears in the record. For convenience, we refer to the parties as they appeared in the court below.

Defendant maintains and operates a retail store and mail order house in Kansas City, Missouri. The north end of the first floor thereof is at ground level. Outside, there is what is termed a “north loading dock.” Inside, defendant…