Legal Opinion
Safeway Stores, Inc., a Corporation v. Sadie A. Preston
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 15, 1959No. 14728_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANAHER, Circuit Judge.
A jury’s verdict established appellee’s claim to damages as compensation for injuries due to a fall in the appellant’s store. Appellant argues that the District Court erred in its failure to direct a verdict in favor of the appellant or, at least, in its denial of appellant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. We must *782view the facts in the light most favorable to the appellee.
Appellee was at the checkout counter behind another customer who had bought canned goods and dry groceries. She der cided to pick up another item. As she started from the checkout counter toward a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1930
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Robert Livingston Pomeroy, of the Estate of Elizabeth Eagan PomeroyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Brodsky v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ralph D. Smith and Thelma Smith v. Arbaugh's Restaurant, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Wratchford v. S. J. Groves & Sons Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Lottie R. Seganish and Daniel Seganish v. District of Columbia Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Jones v. MillerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Agnes Rodenbur v. Helen J. KaufmannCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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