Williams v. Liberty Stores, Inc.

Citations

• 148 La. 450
• 87 So. 233
• 1921 La. LEXIS 1302

Syllabus

<p>. (Syllabus by Editorial Staff.)</p> <p>1. Negligence &wkey;44 — Leaving box in aisle of store held negligence.</p> <p>It is negligence for a store proprietor to leave a box in the aisle used by customers inspecting merchandise.</p> <p>2. Negligence <&wkey;67 — Store customer stumbling over box held contributorily negligent.</p> <p>A customer in a store who stumbled over a box in an aisle while going in a hurry, the box being in full view for a distance of 27 feet, iheld contributorily negligent as a 'matter of law.</p>