Legal Opinion

Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Morgan

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 14, 1969No. 4547PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Associate Judge:

While appellee was shopping in appellant’s self-service supermarket one afternoon she approached an employee to ask him a question. As she did so, she slipped on a single grape which was one of a number of large green grapes on the floor of an aisle in the store. On this appeal the only allegation of error is the denial of appellant’s motions for directed verdict made both at the close of appellee’s case and at the close of all the evidence, and the denial of its post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The question is whether the facts permitted an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Wollerman v. Grand Union Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1966
  2. Lottie R. Seganish and Daniel Seganish v. District of Columbia Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  3. Brodsky v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  4. Zimmerman v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  5. Safeway Stores, Inc., a Corporation v. Sadie A. PrestonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kindig v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  2. Hudson v. Harris Teeter, LLCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  3. Howard v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. Charles v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 2019
  5. Hudson v. Harris Teeter, LLCDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018

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