Carlisle v. J. Weingarten, Inc.

The plaintiff, Ella Jo Carlisle, a minor, went with her mother to defendant’s grocery store, and while there fell over a box of groceries that had been left in the aisle by the defendant’s employee, and was injured thereby. She brought suit by next friend against the defendant, J. Wintergarten, Inc., a corporation, for damages for the injuries sustained by her. The trial court concluded that ¡since plaintiff had not entered the store as a prospective purchaser she was a mere licensee, and since defendant’s employee had not willfully or wantonly injured her, the defendant was not liable. Hence…