Cox v. Certified Grocers of Cal. Ltd.

This is an action to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff in a fall at a food market. Defendants are Big Saver Food, Inc., the operator of the public market where the fall occurred (hereinafter “Big Saver”); Certified Grocers of California Ltd., a supplier of nonfood items to the market (hereinafter “Certified”); and Jack Orphan, an employee of Certified Grocers (hereinafter “Orphan”).

At the close of plaintiff’s case, the trial judge granted Big Saver’s motion for nonsuit. The jury thereafter returned a verdict for the remaining defendants, Certified and Orphan, on which…