Legal Opinion
Sapp v. W. T. Grant Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 17, 1959No. Civ. 18440PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’DONNELL, J. pro tem. *
On January 29, 1957, plaintiff, while shopping at defendant’s variety store, stepped on a spool of thread lying in one of the aisles and was thrown to the floor, receiving physical injuries. She brought this action for damages. The jury returned a verdict in her favor on which judgment was entered. ' Defendant appeals from that judgment on the sole ground that the evidence is insufficient to justify the verdict.
The store building is about 200 feet long and about 100 feet wide. . There are aisles and cross-aisles throughout the store. There were 37 employees of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hatfield v. Levy BrothersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Tuttle v. CrawfordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Louie v. Hagstrom's Food Stores, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1947
- Spolter v. Four-Wheel Brake Service Co.California Court of Appeal · 1950
- Powell v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by18 opinions
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