Legal Opinion
Preston v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 12, 1958No. Civ. 2035-56PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial on the ground that the amount of damages awarded by the jury is excessive.
The action is brought by a customer of a grocery store against its owner to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall due to slipping on a tiny piece of onion lying on the store floor. After a trial on the merits, the jury found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000. At the close of the plaintiff’s case, counsel for the defendant moved for a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Ewing v. GoodeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1897
- Continental Can Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Bernard F. Horton and Leroy L. Wade & Son, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Planters Manufacturing Company v. Protection Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Wratchford v. S. J. Groves & Sons Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Joffre v. Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
- Jones v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Brinegar v. San Ore Construction CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1969
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