Legal Opinion
Edith Tyrell v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 29, 1968No. 16411_1PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her as a result of a fall in a store operated by Sears in Evansville, Indiana.
On April 5, 1966, plaintiff entered defendant’s store in Evansville and went to the ready-to-wear department looking for an Easter coat for her daughter. In this department, clothing hangs on racks on either side of the aisle. The floor of the aisle where plaintiff fell is covered with rubber tile.
Plaintiff looked at several coats. She then took one from the rack, looked it over and returned it. She…
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