Ringelheim v. Fidelity Trust Co.

Opinion by

Me. Justice Steen,

Wife-plaintiff, while walking along an aisle in the basement of the store operated by defendants, slipped and was injured. She and her husband brought this action to recover for defendants’ alleged negligence in failing to maintain the floor in proper condition.

Evidence was produced at the trial to the effect that a couple of weeks before the accident employees of defendants had spread a wax or polish upon the floor in such manner as to cause or permit an accumulation of it to form over an area about four to six inches square, this spot being situated under and…