Legal Opinion

Taylor v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 27, 1979No. 40407PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Flossie Taylor was injured in respondent’s retail store when she slipped upon a pink substance on the floor and fell. Appellants Flossie. Taylor and her husband sued respondent and obtained a favorable jury verdict. However, respondent filed an after trial motion for judgment in accordance with respondent’s prior motion for directed verdict or, in the alternative, for new trial. The trial court granted respondent judgment notwithstanding the verdict but did not rule on respondent’s motion for a new trial.

Appellants’ contention upon appeal is that the trial…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Means v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  2. Smith v. Old Warson Development CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
  3. Epple v. Western Auto Supply Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  4. Brophy v. ClisarisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
  5. Zabol v. LaskySupreme Court of Missouri · 1977

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bynote v. National Super Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  2. Taylor v. F.W. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  3. Grant v. National Super Markets, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Guthrie v. Reliance Const. Co., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Schultz v. Webster Groves Presbyterian Church, Ass'nMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987

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