STERLING STORES COMPANY v. MARTIN

No. 5-3448.

386 S.W.2d 711 (1965)

STERLING STORES COMPANY, Inc., Appellant, v. Pattie J. MARTIN and George Martin, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey, Jennings, Lester & Shults, Little Rock, for appellant.

Milton G. Robinson, Stuttgart, for appellees.


WARD, Justice.

This litigation grows out of an injury resulting from a "swinging door" accident.

Appellant (Sterling Stores Company, Inc.) conducts a variety store in Stuttgart in a building facing Main Street. Prospective patrons enter and exit the building through two entrances on Main Street set back (into the building) three or four steps from the building line. At each entrance there are two swinging doors with double action hinges.

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