Cherry v. Sampson

We speak of the parties as they appeared in the court below. The plaintiff, Georgia Sampson, sued to recover for personal injuries she sustained in a fall in the place of business of the defendant, Gertrude K. Cherry, under the name of I. F. Cherry Dry Cleaning Co. The fall was caused by her foot catching on to a molding at the base of a counter. A trial by jury resulted in a verdit in plaintiff’s favor for $1,200.00, which was approved by the able trial judge when tested by defendant’s motion for a new trial.

The gist of the assignments of error is that the trial judge erred in refusing…