JENSEN v. ALLIED CENTRAL STORES, INC.

No. 41918.

167 N.W.2d 739 (1969)

Ruth M. JENSEN, Appellant, v. ALLIED CENTRAL STORES, INC., dba Donaldson's, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 2, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cragg, Bailly & Herzog, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Cummins, Gislason & Sheahan, and Paul A. Joyce, Jr., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and NELSON, OTIS, ROGOSHESKE, and PETERSON, JJ.


OPINION

OTIS, Justice.

This is a claim against a department store, arising out of a fall which plaintiff sustained on a stairway while reaching for a hat on display adjacent to the stairway. The trial court dismissed the action at the conclusion of plaintiff's testimony on the ground she had failed to prove actionable negligence on the part of defendant.

At the time of her injury on September 19, 1966, plaintiff, Ruth M. Jensen, was 74 years of age...

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