Russell v. First National Stores, Inc.

Order dismissing report affirmed. This is an action of tort to recover for injuries sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the alleged negligence of the defendant. There was evidence that about 5:45 p.m. on July 14, 1954, the plaintiff entered the defendant’s store in Belmont to purchase something. She walked through the entrance and proceeded straight ahead “when she tripped over a board” which was nailed to the floor at a point eight to ten feet from the entrance. The board, which was about six feet long, three inches wide and one and one half inches in height, was used as a “carriage stop…