Legal Opinion

Bilger v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 8, 1934No. Appeal, 170PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

The appellant company, in January, 1930, conducted a retail grocery store on Brownsville Road in the Borough of Mount Oliver. The floor of the store was on a level with a concrete sidewalk in front of the building. The front was of the common type, with double glass doors, and with a show window on each side of the entrance. Between the show windows and flush with the sidewalk was an open entrance way, or so-called vestibule.

On the morning of the accident, the appellant had a display consisting of five paper sacks of flour on the sidewalk at the corner of the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Markman v. Fred P. Bell Stores Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  2. Bloomer v. SnellenburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
  3. Davis v. Wilkes-BarreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  4. Gryning v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  5. Sickels v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1904

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Robelen Piano Company v. Di FonzoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1961
  2. Rogers v. Max Azen, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  3. Walker v. Broad & Walnut Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  4. Cohen v. Food Fair Stores, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Ziegler v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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