Legal Opinion
Hart v. Emery-Bird-Thayer Dry Goods Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 1938PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLAND,. J.
— This is an action for damages for personal injuries. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment in the sum of $1200. Defendant has appealed.
The facts show that defendant is the operator of a large department store in Kansas City, with what is known as a "bargain” basement. The basement was a large room with a .great many tables, separated by aisles, upon which merchandise of various kinds was displayed.
Plaintiff testified that on May 1, 1936, she went'to this basement for the purpose of purchasing' some curtains and materials to cover a glider; that she saw a table, which she took…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- McGrath v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Pointer v. Mountain Railway Construction Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1916
- J. C. Penney Co. v. EvansMississippi Supreme Court · 1935
- Wodnik v. Luna Park Amusement Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
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- Charlton Ex Rel. Charlton v. LovelaceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Payway Feed Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1960
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