MacDonough v. F. W. Woolworth Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from tlie Essex County Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
White, J.
This appeal raises two questions, viz.— (a) was plaintiff invited by defendant to go- to the place in his store where she was injured, and (b) was that, under the circumstances here involved, a court or a jury question ?
Plaintiff entered the store with a vague purpose of buying something if she saw anything that she took a fancy to. Tip to this point there is no difficulty. The invitation of the storekeeper is clearly broad enough to include anyone who enters a genei*al store in this frame of mind.
She saw counters with merchandise displayed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rooney v. WoolworthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
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- Engebretsen v. EngebretsenSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Nelson v. F. W. Woolworth & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1930
- American Nat. Bank v. WolfeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Pellicot v. KeeneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1942
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