Legal Opinion
Helen Ruth Vaughn v. National Tea Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 19, 1964No. 14294PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
This diversity suit was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff when she slipped and fell in defendant’s store located in East Gary, Indiana. The store was of the self-service supermarket variety. The case was tried to a jury which found for the plaintiff and awarded damages in the sum of $25,000.
On May 25, 1959, plaintiff entered defendant’s store to make certain purchases. She used a shopping cart. After shopping in several aisles, she went to the produce aisle which is the easternmost aisle in the store. She entered this aisle from the north or…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gallagher v. STOP & STOP, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. PopkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Haven v. SnyderIndiana Court of Appeals · 1931
- J. C. Penney, Inc. v. KellermeyerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1939
- Goldsmith v. MillsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Palmer RAMSEY, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN AIR FILTER CO., INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. James A. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Beatrice Alford, Administratrix of the Estate of Leslie B. Alford, Deceased v. New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
- Edith Tyrell v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Feliciano v. Escuela de Enfermeras de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1967
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