Legal Opinion
Munsey v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1949No. 760PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Plaintiff sued for a trespass to personal property growing out of the following circumstances. She was a customer in one of defendant’s self-service stores. After selecting some articles she went to the counter where purchases were checked and paid for. She had with her a paper bag containing goods, including a package of meat, she had previously purchased at another store not operated by defendant. The checker asked plaintiff whether any of the goods in the bag had been purchased in defendant’s store. She replied that all of the goods in the 'bag had been purchased…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dimick v. SchiedtSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Virginian Ry. Co. v. ArmentroutCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- May Department Stores Co. v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Schuerholz v. RoachCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by20 opinions
- District of Columbia v. PetersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Weinberg v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Wingfield v. Peoples Drug Store, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
- Robinson v. SariskyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- May Department Stores Company, Inc. v. DevercelliDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
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