Legal Opinion
Great a & P Tea Co. v. Aveilhe
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1955No. 1644PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from judgments based upon jury verdicts awarded plaintiffs against appellant, the A & P Company, as a result of injuries sustained by Mrs. Aveil-he while a customer in appellant’s store. Her husband, Arthur C. Aveilhe, recovered for the loss of consortium.
Two assignments of error are raised' on this appeal. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict after both parties had completed their case and that improper instructions wese given the jury regarding the definition of “scope of employment.”
Mrs. Aveilhe…
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