Legal Opinion

Spickernagle v. Woolworth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 13, 1912No. Appeal, No. 130PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Appeal, No. 130, Jan. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. McKean Co., Dec. T., 1910, No. 30, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Margaret Spickernagle v. C. S. Woolworth & Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. At the trial the court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off.

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Appeal, No. 130, Jan. T., 1912, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. McKean Co., Dec. T., 1910, No. 30, refusing to take off nonsuit in case of Margaret Spickernagle v. C. S. Woolworth & Company. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. At the trial the court entered a compulsory nonsuit which it subsequently refused to take off. Bouton P. J. filing the following opinion: The plaintiff, while in the store of the defendant for the purpose of purchasing goods, slipped and fell and sustained an injury to her ankle; she brought suit to recover damages, alleging that the fall was caused by…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

The judgment in this case is affirmed on the opinion of the court below refusing to take off the nonsuit.

2Cited by33 opinions

  1. J.C. Penny Co. v. RobinsonOhio Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Markman v. Fred P. Bell Stores Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  3. F. W. Woolworth Co. v. EricksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  4. Isaac Benesch & Sons, Inc. v. FerklerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1927
  5. Barnes v. Hotel O.Henry Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1949

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