MYERS v. KAUFMANN DEPARTMENT STORES

Civil Action No. 2450.

57 F.Supp. 577 (1944)

MYERS v. KAUFMANN DEPARTMENT STORES, Inc.

District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

November 14, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford M. Chilcote and Dickie, Robinson & McCamey, all of Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiff.

John H. Sorg, of Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant.


SCHOONMAKER, District Judge.

Plaintiff is suing to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by her when she fell in defendant's store as she was walking down a moving escalator. The trial resulted in a verdict in her favor for $3116.

Defendant has moved for judgment non obstante veredicto in its favor, or in lieu thereof, for a new trial alleging that the verdict is excessive.

The facts developed at the trial are briefly...

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