Legal Opinion
Hecht Co. v. McLaughlin Hecht C. v. Ellison Bronze Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 25, 1954No. 11756_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
No. 11755. The Hecht Company appeals from a judgment in favor of ap-pellee Julia McLaughlin, plaintiff below, a customer of its department store. She was awarded damages for injuries suffered in circumstances attributed by the jury to the negligence of the Company.
There was evidence the plaintiff in seeking to leave the store came from the Men’s Department into a lobby or vestibule from which three doors lead to the street. These doors are used interchangeably for exit and entrance, without designation for either one or the other use. Each door is so constructed and…
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