Winn-Dixie v. Godwin
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
349 So.2d 37 (1977)
WINN-DIXIE, etc., et al.
v.
Garner GODWIN.
SC 2092.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
August 26, 1977.
Peter V. Sintz, of Sintz, Pike, Campbell & Duke, Mobile, for appellants.
Taylor D. Wilkins, of Wilkins & Bankester, Bay Minette, for appellee.
SHORES, Justice.
Mrs. Garner Godwin (appellee) filed suit against Winn-Dixie, Inc. and Kwik-Check Supermarkets, Inc. (appellants) claiming damages of $15,000 as the result of a fall in a Winn-Dixie store located in Foley, Alabama. At the close of the evidence, appellants moved for a directed verdict which was denied. The jury returned a verdict for…
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