Legal Opinion

Owsley v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1972No. 17334PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LANGDON, Justice.

This is a slip and fall case instituted by Mary Owsley against Safeway Stores, Incorporated. Trial was to a jury.

The jury found in answer to Issue No. 1 that Safeway did not fail to exercise ordinary care to warn the plaintiff of the condition of the floor and Issue No. 2 on proximate cause was therefore not answered. The jury did not answer No. 3, inquiring as to whether Safeway failed to exercise ordinary care to barricade the area where the plaintiff fell, or Issue No. 4 as to proximate cause. In answer to Issue No. 5 the jury found that the plaintiff failed to keep…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Gussie Fox v. Dallas Hotel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Halepeska v. Callihan Interests, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Scott v. LiebmanTexas Supreme Court · 1966
  4. Southern Pine Lumber Co. v. AndradeTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Walgreen Texas Co. v. ShiversTexas Supreme Court · 1941

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Patino v. Furr's SupermarketsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974

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