Legal Opinion

Henderson v. Pipkin Grocery Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 12, 1954No. 5003PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRASER, Justice.

This is an appeal from the District Court of Midland County, Texas, wherein plaintiffs, who are'appellants here, sued defendant for damages resulting from a fall sustained by Mrs. Henderson while shopping in the store of defendant. In other words, a “slip and fall” case. The lower court granted a motion for an instructed verdict, and it is from that action of the trial court that plaintiffs have appealed.

In their petition plaintiffs allege that Mrs. Henderson stepped upon some liquid solution which caused her right foot to slip forward, resulting in the fall which broke her…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Fort Worth Belt Railway Co. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Camp v. J. H. Kirkpatrick Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1952
  3. F. W. Woolworth Co. v. GoldstonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
  4. Smith v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1943
  5. Montfort v. West Texas Hotel Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1938

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. GonzalezTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Sherwood v. Medical & Surgical Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Furr's, Inc. v. BoltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Dill v. Holt's Sporting Goods StoreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
  5. Furr's, Inc. v. McCaslinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960

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