Legal Opinion
Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. Yount
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1933No. 9252PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
In this ease appellee recovered judgment against appellant in the sum of $5,000 as damages for slander. The parties will be referred to as they appeared below.
On February 16, 1929, and prior thereto, defendant was conducting a retail grocery business in St. Louis, Mo., under a system of self-service. Each store maintained by it was so arranged that after entering the store the customer came to a small lobby and then to an entrance turnstile, through which he passed, giving him access to the goods which defendant had exposed for sale, and from which the customer helped…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Kennon v. GilmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- White v. NichollsSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- Arkansas Valley Land & Cattle Co. v. MannSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. Brookside Theatre Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1952
- Peitzman v. City of IllmoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- May Department Stores Company, Inc. v. DevercelliDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Ramming Real Estate Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Louisville & NR Co. v. BottsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
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