Legal Opinion
J. C. Penney Co. v. Livingston Ex Rel. Livingston
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided October 8, 1954PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, Justice.
William J. Livingston, Jr., age 22 months, who resided with his parents in Newport, sustained an injury to his right hand while riding on an escalator in a J. C. Penney Store in Cincinnati, Ohio. In this action filed in his behalf by his father, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $10,000. The Company has appealed.
A brief résumé of the facts is necessary. Plaintiff’s sister, age 14 took him with her from Newport to Cincinnati and the children went into defendant’s store to buy a shirt for plaintiff. They rode to the fourth floor on an' escalator and were…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lewis v. WolkCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950
- Crawford v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
- Wallace v. NorrisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. StevensonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
3Cited by19 opinions
- Turk v. H. C. Prange Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- Nettrour v. JC Penney CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
- Bell v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Brown v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Matthews v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
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