Legal Opinion
Lottie Jaudon v. F. W. Woolworth Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1962No. 8550_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Circuit Judge.
On July 23, 1960, Lottie Jaudon, then 75 years old, entered the Woolworth store in Charleston, South Carolina, intending to purchase a green plant to take to a sick friend. For Mrs. Jaudon, such a seemingly casual event was but the beginning of a series of unexpected happenings, including a fall down a step in the store, a resulting injury, an operation for the repair of a broken hip, an extended stay in the hospital, litigation in the District Court, a $16,029 judgment and award by that court in favor of Mrs. Jaudon and the present appeal from such judgment by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bruno v. Pendleton Realty Co., Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
- Bagwell v. McLellan Stores Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1949
- Peagler v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
- Thomas F. Mullen, Jr. v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
3Cited by2 opinions
- Milby v. Pace Pontiac, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Pimentel v. ROUNDUP COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982