Eck v. Market Basket

This is an action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when she fell upon leaving the exit door of a grocery store. The store was owned by defendant Waggoner and leased to defendant Duffy, dba “Market Basket.” The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff. Both defendants appeal from the resulting judgment. We affirm.

1. The evidence was sufficient to support the verdict.

The first assignment of error by both defendants is that the trial court erred in denying their motions for involuntary nonsuits and directed verdicts upon the ground that there was a failure of proof that plaintiff either…