Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. McClinton
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 17, 1993No. 1921041PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendants, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Sheldon A. Day, appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Clifton McClinton, in an action alleging negligence. We affirm.
McClinton testified that on January 24, 1992, he entered the Wal-Mart store in Thomasville, that he went to the sporting goods department to look for a "turkey yelper," that while walking down an aisle he approached two wooden gun cabinets that were displayed side by side, and that as he neared the end of the aisle where the gun cabinets were located his left foot jammed against something and he fell…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Quillen v. QuillenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Tice v. TiceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Campbell v. BurnsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Maddox by and Through Maddox v. K-Mart Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Harding v. Pierce Hardy Real EstateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Denmark v. Mercantile Stores Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
- Dolgencorp, Inc. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 2009
- Edwards v. Intergraph Services Co., Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. RolinSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Nelson v. Delchamps, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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