Legal Opinion

Powell v. C. Hazen's Store, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 20, 1959PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOREMEN, Judge.

Appellant, Cordelia Powell, fell in a store owned by appellee, C. Hazen’s Store, Inc., in Cumberland, Kentucky. By this action she sought to recover damages for injuries sustained. At the trial, a jury returned a verdict for appellee and from a judgment entered on that verdict, this appeal is prosecuted.

On August 4, 1956, appellant entered the' store with the purpose of purchasing some merchandise. Appellant testified that she slipped, skidded and fell when she attempted to go around the corner of a counter near the store’s entrance. Two bones of her left arm were fractured…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Irving M. Rubenstein, Also Known as Irving M. Ruby v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
  2. Shelton v. HensleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
  3. Crawley v. MacKeyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Anter v. AmbeaultSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
  2. West Virginia Tractor & Equipment Co. v. CainCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972

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