Legal Opinion
Gladys Smith v. J. C. Penney Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 14, 1958No. 12388PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by appellee, plaintiff below, in a fall caused by ice on a sidewalk abutting appellant’s store. The jury returned a verdict for appellee and assessed damages at $1800. Appellant’s motions for a directed verdict, made at the close of all the evidence, and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict were overruled by the trial court, and these rulings are assigned as error on this appeal. 1
A motion for a directed verdict or for judgment notwithstanding is properly denied where the evidence,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Stith v. J. J. Newberry Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- Marston v. PhippsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Blanchard v. Stone's Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Cowin v. Sears-Roebuck and Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1955
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3Cited by34 opinions
- George Rakovich v. Gregory Wade and Darryl Drake, George Rakovich v. Chester KassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Bennie Lenard, Cross-Appellant v. Robert Argento & Joseph Sansone v. Village of Melrose ParkCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Classic Bowl, Inc. v. A M F Pinspotters, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Arthur Sparrow v. Yellow Cab Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Wagner-Morehouse, Inc., Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Wagner-Morehouse, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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