Legal Opinion
Howard v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1970No. 4950PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
In this slip and fall case, the jury found for appellant in the amount of $1,350 but the trial court entered a judgment notwithstanding the verdict for appellee Safeway. A judgment non obstante veredicto is appropriate where “the evidence is so one-sided as to leave no room for doubt * * McWilliams v. Shepard, 75 U.S.App.D.C. 334, 335, 127 F.2d 18, 19 (1942). In assessing the evidence in this case to determine if the trial court correctly entered judgment N.O.V. for appellee, we must of course consider such evidence in the light most favorable to appellant.
Appellant was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lottie R. Seganish and Daniel Seganish v. District of Columbia Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Brodsky v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- McWilliams v. ShepardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Napier v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Mildred C. Kelly v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Marinopoliski v. IrishDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Hines v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Smith v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972