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SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY v. DONOVAN

No. 2075.

137 A.2d 716 (1958)

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant, v. Doris Marie DONOVAN, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided January 14, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Nelson Deckelbaum, Washington, D. C., with whom Milford F. Schwartz, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

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

HOOD, Associate Judge.

A jury awarded appellee damages for injuries sustained by her while she was in appellant's store. The main contention on this appeal concerns appellee's status at the time of her injury and the consequent duty owed her by appellant. Appellant contends that appellee was a mere licensee to whom it was not liable in damages unless the injuries were the result of its active negligence. Appellee says she was an invitee to whom appellant owed the...

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