TORTS - DUTY - LIABILITY OF ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER TO ONE WHO FALLS ON ICE

After having made some purchases in defendant's store, plaintiff fell on the ice and snow covering the walk in front. Alleging that the defendant had negligently cleaned the walk by leaving ridges of snow which melted and froze, forming an uneven surface, the plaintiff and her husband brought actions against the defendant store owner to recover for the injuries sustained. The lower court directed a verdict for the defendant. Held, the plaintiff could not recover because the defendant did not owe a duty to her.

Therrien v. First Nat. Stores, Inc., (R. I. 1939) 6 A. (2d) 731.