Legal Opinion
Swiler v. Baker's Super Market, Inc.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided April 24, 1979No. 42141PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Irons, District Judge.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff on March 15, 1976, when she tripped upon a floor mat and fell in the defendant’s store while there to make a purchase. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $45,000. The defendant appeals.
The principal issues raised in this appeal are: (1) Was the evidence sufficient to submit the case to the jury; (2) did the instructions contain specifications of negligence not supported by the evidence; (3) did the court err in allowing testimony of the past practice of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. RayIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
- Hildyard v. Western Fasteners, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1974
- Rex Pierce, Jr., a Minor by His Next Friend, Janet Pierce v. New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1969
- Winter v. Pennsylvania RailroadSuperior Court of Delaware · 1949
- Pearson v. RichardNebraska Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Fantozzi v. Sandusky Cement Products Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1992
- Anderson Ex Rel. Anderson/Couvillon v. Nebraska Department of Social ServicesNebraska Supreme Court · 1995
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