Spickernagle v. Woolworth

Citations

• 236 Pa. 496
• 84 A. 909
• 1912 Pa. LEXIS 785

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Business invitee — Fall on oiled flooi — Nonsuit.</p> <p>In an action against the proprietor of a retail shop to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by a customer from a fall on a floor which was alleged to have been negligently oiled, a nonsuit is properly entered where the plaintiff fails to show how long before the accident the floor had been oiled; that the substance used thereon was unusual or improper, that it was oiled in an improper manner, or that it was in any other or different condition than would have resulted from proper oiling.</p>