Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Montgomery Ward & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1942No. 9991PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
Rebecca Phillips brought suit against Montgomery, Ward & Company to recover *249damages for personal injuries received by her when she tripped and fell over a box in the aisle of the company’s retail store in Jackson, Mississippi. The case was tried to a jury and at the close of the evidence for the plaintiff, the court on motion directed a verdict for the defendant on the ground that there was no negligence on the part of Montgomery, Ward & Company which proximately contributed to the injury, and that the box in the aisle was “not such obstruction as the defendant or any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bloomer v. SnellenburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. PetersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- R. E. Cox Dry Goods Co. v. KellogCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Kress v. MarklineMississippi Supreme Court · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BlakelyMississippi Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Keen v. Miller Environmental Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- Bartels v. Cair-Dem, IncorporatedSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
- Alma Stofer v. Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. ScrogginsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Gulfport Winn-Dixie, Inc. v. TaylorMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
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