Legal Opinion

Gottlieb v. Andrus

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 10, 1958No. Record 4810PublishedCited by 22 opinions

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1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.

The plaintiff, Mrs. Lorene A. Andrus, fell and was injured in the store of the defendant, Alex Gottlieb, trading as Savemore Super Market. She brought this action for damages alleging that her fall was caused by a box which the defendant had negligently allowed to remain in the aisle of the store, which she had entered to make a purchase. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict in her favor for $5,000 on which the court entered the judgment which the defendant now seeks to have reversed. The errors assigned were that he was not negligent, that the plaintiff’s injuries were due to her own…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Knight v. MooreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
  2. Mary W. Crocker v. WTAR Radio Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1953
  3. Comess v. Norfolk General Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1949
  4. Atlantic Company v. MorrisetteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
  5. Montgomery Ward and Co. v. YoungSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Colonial Stores Inc. v. PulleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
  2. Smith v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1963
  3. Tate v. RiceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
  4. Tazewell Supply Company v. TurnerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
  5. Lydia S. Nuckoles v. F. W. Woolworth CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967

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