Legal Opinion
Tinsley v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 16, 2005No. 04-5712UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEYBURN, Chief Judge.
Appellant Alan Tinsley (“Tinsley”) sued Appellee Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), alleging injuries sustained after falling in a puddle of clear liquid at a Wal-Mart Super Center. The parties consented to trial by a jury before the Magis trate Judge. Tinsley appeals the district court’s grant of Wal-Mart’s motion for judgment. Because we find an absence of evidence from which a reasonable jury might infer constructive notice of a recurring dangerous condition, we AFFIRM the district court.
On September 1, 2001, Tinsley was a customer at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in…
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- McCormick v. WatersTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
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