Legal Opinion
S. H. Kress & Co. v. Selph
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 1, 1952No. 4738PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Justice.
Statement
This action is for damages for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Ida Selph, one of the appellees, when she fell upon the floor of the store operated by S. H. Kress & Company, located in Beaumont, Texas. The plaintiffs are Mr. and Mrs. Selph and the defendants are S. ,H. Kress & Company and the manager of the store, H. H. Howe.
It is unnecessary to describe the parties’ pleadings at this point. The cause was tried to a jury and in response to Special Issues the jury returned the following verdict: (Issue 1) Mrs. Selph slipped and fell in defendants’ store on or about…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Gussie Fox v. Dallas Hotel Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1922
- Hopson v. Gulf Oil Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
- Malloy v. FongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- H. E. Butt Grocery Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Klopp v. Wackenhut Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Portlock v. Perry, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1993
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