Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided December 13, 1939No. 8848PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLAIR, Justice.

Appellant, J. P. Freeman, sued appel-lee, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, for personal injury damages alleged to have been sustained by Mrs. J. P. Freeman, wife of appellant, when she slipped on some bananas, which were alleged to have caused the floor to become slick and slippery, and fell to the floor of appellant’s grocery store. In answer to special issues submitted, the jury found in substance as follows:

1.That the floor of appellant’s store where Mrs. Freeman fell was not in a slick and slippery condition at and just before she fell.

2. That the fall of Mrs.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Southern Pine Lumber Co. v. AndradeTexas Supreme Court · 1939
  2. Pugh v. PughCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co. of Texas v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Wilkinson v. ChambersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. Leatherwood v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959

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