Wik v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Defendant’s motions for a nonsuit and a directed verdict raise no substantial questions of law.

The findings of the referee that the defendant was negligent in failing to provide “a proper nosing of the edge of the treads,” and also in maintaining them in a worn, wet and oily condition which rendered them unsafe, were fully sustained by the evidence, recapitulation of which would serve no useful purpose at this time. The evidence also sustains the conclusion of the referee that the plaintiff was injured “without any contributory negligence on his part.” Although the plaintiff testified that he…