Petrizzelli v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

Action by plaintiff Mary Petrizzelli to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when she slipped and fell on the floor of a- store operated by defendant, and by her husband to recover for medical expenses and loss of services. Judgment of the City Court of Yonkers in favor of plaintiffs reversed on the law and the facts, and a new trial ordered, with costs to abide the event. In our opinion, plaintiff wife’s proof that the sloping floor inside the store where she fell was covered by an accumulation of slush and water to the depth of one quarter of an inch, and that the condition had…