Legal Opinion

Wright Corp. v. Quack

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 20, 1988No. 09A02-8611-CV-00409PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUCHANAN, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Defendant-appellant The Wright Corporation (Wright) appeals from a jury verdict ($42,487) in favor of plaintiff-appellee Evelyn Ruth Quack (Quack), claiming that Quack failed to prove that a defect in the condition of the premises of Wright's Beauty College caused her to slip and fall.

We reverse.

FACTS

On March 29, 1985, sixty-one-year-old Quack went to Wright's Beauty College to have her hair cut, shampooed, and set. She removed her trifocals and after a shampoo, remained under a hair dryer for approximately twenty minutes. One of Wright's students motioned for…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Thiele v. Faygo Beverage, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Letson v. LowmasterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Ogden Estate Ex Rel. Ogden v. Decatur County HospitalIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. American Optical Co. v. WeidenhamerIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Haney v. MeyerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Ramon v. Glenroy Const. Co., Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  2. Midwest Commerce Banking Co. v. LivingsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Hale v. Community Hospital of Indianapolis, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. McConnell v. Porter Memorial HospitalIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. Winfrey v. NLMP, INC.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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