Reliable Stores Corp. v. Marsh

Louise K. Marsh obtained a jury verdict for $9,000 for personal injuries received when she walked into a glass door at the entrance to a jewelry store located in Mercury Mall, a shopping center in Hampton. The operator of the jewelry store, Reliable Stores Corporation, contends on appeal that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law which bars her recovery. We agree.

The accident occurred on November 15, 1974, about 8:45 p.m., as plaintiff, an adult in full possession of her faculties, walked alone toward the entrance to defendant’s store, intending to have some…