LeBlanc v. George Theriots, Inc.

MILLER, Judge.

Defendant grocer George Theriots, Inc. appeals the jury determination that it was negligent and that plaintiff Mrs. Wesley LeBlanc was not contributorily negligent in causing a display of Wesson Oil bottles to fall. We affirm.

The accident occurred on the morning of February 4, 1970 while Mrs. LeBlanc was shopping. She had placed three or four items in her grocery cart and had picked up a bottle of Wesson Oil from a display located at the end of an aisle. The display was made up of cartons stacked about five or six feet high with each carton containing eight four pound bottles.…