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EMBRY v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY

No. 2202.

144 A.2d 891 (1958)

Pearl L. EMBRY, Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided October 2, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry E. Taylor, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Richard V. Waldron, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

John Geyer Tausig, Washington, D. C., with whom H. Max Ammerman, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant was a customer in one of appellee's stores and while there she fell and was injured. She sued for damages and the case was submitted to a jury which failed to agree on a verdict. When the jury reported its inability to reach an agreement, the appellee renewed its motion for a directed verdict. The motion was granted and this appeal followed.

Appellant questions the propriety of directing a verdict after submission of the case...

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