Clawson v. Walgreen Drug Co.

WADE, Justice.

Tort action to recover damages for personal injuries incurred when the plaintiff fell after colliding with an open sidewalk door maintained and used by the defendant. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff and the defendant appealed.

The defendant, Walgreen Drug Company, a corporation, operates a drugstore in Ogden, Utah. The store is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Twenty-Fifth Street (running east and west) and Washington Avenue (running north and south). In connection with the operation of this drugstore, the defendant maintains and uses…