Legal Opinion
O'NEAL v. J. Weingarten, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 1, 1959No. 6162PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Chief Justice.
This is a slip-and-fall case in which judgment for the defendant was rendered upon an instructed verdict at the close of the plaintiffs’ direct evidence. The propriety of directing the verdict is the only matter presented for review.
Appellant Mrs. O’Neal is represented as having been seriously injured when she slipped and fell as the result of stepping on a grape while shopping in one of appellee’s supermarkets in the city of Beaumont. In their petition, she and her husband charged the defendant with having been negligent in the following respects: “1) in allowing the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
- S. H. Kress & Co. v. SelphCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Smith v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1943
- Worth Food Markets, Inc. v. Le BaumeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Beard v. Henke & Pillot, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1958
3Cited by22 opinions
- Coffee v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company v. GilesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. HeatonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- J. Weingarten, Inc. v. TyraCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Hall v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1962
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