Crosby v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

ODEN, Justice.

The appeal is by the plaintiff, E. W. Crosby, from the order of the trial court sustaining the plea of privilege of the defendant, Safeway Stores, Inc. Findings of fact and conclusions of law were neither requested nor filed. The parties to the appeal will be referred to as “Crosby” and “Safeway,” the appellant and appellee, respectively.

Crosby was injured when shoved to the grocery store floor by one of Safeway’s employees. He brought suit in the District Court of Upshur County against Safeway and the general manager of its Upshur County store, Jack Walton, alleging that his…