STAFFORD v. FOOD WORLD, INC.

No. 7618SC371.

228 S.E.2d 756 (1976)

Mary E. STAFFORD v. FOOD WORLD, INC.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Silas B. Casey, Jr. and Haworth, Riggs, Kuhn, Haworth & Miller by John Haworth, High Point, for plaintiff appellant.

Henson & Donahue by Daniel W. Donahue, Greensboro, for defendant appellee.


HEDRICK, Judge.

The one question presented on this appeal is whether the court erred in granting defendant's motion for a directed verdict. Plaintiff contends the court did err in granting the motion because the evidence established a prima facie case of defendant's actionable negligence.

No inference of negligence on the part of the store owner arises from the mere fact that a customer falls on the floor of his store since the doctrine of res ipsa...

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