Legal Opinion

F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Ney

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 14, 1940No. 6 Div. 639PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KNIGHT, Justice.

Suit for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff while a customer in a store owned and operated by the defendant in the City of Birmingham, Alabama. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant, Woolworth Company, brings this appeal.

It is here argued by appellant that the trial court committed error in refusing to give the jury the affirmative charge in its behalf, which it had duly requested in writing. Other alleged errors are argued, but in the view we take of the case, it is unnecessary to consider the same.

In determining the question…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Powell v. L. Feibleman & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
  2. Graham v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Goodman v. Theatre Parking, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1938
  4. Farrow v. John R. Thompson Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
  5. Farrow v. John R. Thompson Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Donoho v. O'Connell's, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Foodtown Stores, Inc. v. PattersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  3. Ridout's-Brown Service, Inc. v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. SH Kress & Company v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
  5. Standard Oil Co. v. GentrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1941

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