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SMITHSON v. W.T. GRANT COMPANY

No. 33.

153 S.E.2d 68 (1967)

269 N.C. 575

Clarinda SMITHSON v. W. T. GRANT COMPANY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

March 1, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Chaffin, Elizabeth City, for plaintiff.

John H. Hall, Elizabeth City, for defendant.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant is not an insurer of the safety of those who enter its store for the purpose of making purchases, and the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur is not applicable. Fox v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 209 N.C. 115, 182 S.E. 662. Plaintiff was an invitee to whom defendant owed a duty to exercise ordinary care to keep its premises in a reasonably safe condition. No inference of actionable negligence...

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