| Show THE READERS COURTROOM trouble comes noes in package Pac kames by will Ber bernard pard Is it negligence to carry packages package that ob obstruct eruct your view A housewife bought several bulky arti articles clex in a rii market arket and then began to leave her packages partly blocked her view so she aha stepped along as carefully as she could but just juit as shi she was going out the th door she unwittingly put harfoot her loot foot down on a leaf of cabbage up went the toot oat down went the bomani in lt aured she sued the store for not keeping the floors sa safe feAt at the th trials trial the company argued that she her self was negligent for carrying packages that interfered with her bar vision but the court brushed aside that argument and granted tho the womans comans claim the judge figured that a person be as caro care lul ful in a market as on a street corner fire swept a small brck build big leaving only a few walls still standing A few days later fater an in youngster armed with a stick began poking around in tho the ruins suddenly one will wall collapsed right near the boy he escaped with only minor injuries but nevertheless br brought a damage suit against the owner of the building however the court turned down gh his petition the judge said that since the tha owner had not invited the 9 youngster onto the promises premises the h boy had to take it IL A man injured his arm while working in a lumber yard and had to stay in bed for or several weeks during this time his wife cared for him faithfully and did her best to keep him comfortable later w when hen the man put in his claim for work mens compensation lie he asked for an extra amount for behalf of his wile wife for the services she had tendered rendered however the court decided this was asking too much re ejecting the cifes claim the judge said that ft a woman expect payment tor lor doing her butyl 0 0 0 if A workman falls off A water tank may he ha collect compensation during lunch hour the employees of a tool factory used to gather around an old water tank on the roof one day a mechanic brought i camera with him Ho handed it toa to a friend climbed up a ladder aladden on the th side ildo of thi the tank and cried t OK take my pic picture but lust just then thelander the ladder gave way and the mechanic tell fell down onto the rooftop seriously injured he be later tried to collect compensation however the cou court rt ruled that he entitled to it the judge said that climbing tho the tank was not part of the tha job |
