Legal Opinion

Dreyfus & Co. v. Wooters

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 13, 1918PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court, Part II, of city of Richmond,' in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.

1Opinion of the Court

Prentis, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court. ■

Katie Wooters, hereinafter called the plaintiff, recovered a judgment of Dreyfus and Company, Incorporated, here*44inafter called the defendant, in an action for personal injury, and. the defendant is here assigning several errors in the proceedings.

The conceded facts are: That the plaintiff was one of twenty-five or more clerks employed by the defendant at its store in Richmond, and on the morning of February 13, 1917, when she was late reaching her work and in a hurry, she entered the vestibule of the store, slipped and fell upon ice which had…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Richmond Locomotive Works v. FordSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. MauzySupreme Court of Virginia · 1900
  3. Russell Creek Coal Co. v. WellsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
  4. Southern Railway Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
  5. Norfolk & Western Railroad v. Houchins' Adm' rSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Hipp v. DupontSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  2. Gwaltney v. ReedSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
  3. LeSueur v. AyresSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
  4. Hipp v. . DupontSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921

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