Legal Opinion
JC Penney Company v. Hoover
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 10, 1966No. 41060PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
During the noon hour on May IS, 1962, Lula Hoover, 64 and somewhat infirm, slipped and fell on the wooden floor of the J. C. Penney store at Holdenville. At trial of her action based on alleged negligence, her companion testified she had seen a skid mark on the floor in an area darker at that point, which area was about 18 inches by 18 inches in size.
It was and is plaintiff’s position that a floor preservative and dust controller known as “Myco Sheen”, applied a month before, had been spread on that portion of the floor in excessive quantity, as evidenced by a dark stain, and that it was…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dudley v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1948
- Dixon v. HartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1951
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. WhiteheadSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Harris v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
- JC Penney Company v. CampbellSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1958
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- J. M. Mulligan's Grille, Inc. v. AultmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989
- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. DobbsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1967
- Johns v. Safeway Stores, IncorporatedCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1969
- Kerr v. A & G Auto, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1999
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.