Legal Opinion
Lee v. Ashizawa
California Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 1964No. S. F. 21539PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
This, like Kopfinger v. Grand Central Public Market, ante, p. 852 [37 Cal.Rptr. 65, 389 P.2d 529], this day decided, is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit in a slip-fall case, the trial court having ruled as a matter of law, that the plaintiff had presented no substantial evidence on the issue of liability. In our opinion, the plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to go to the jury on that issue. For that reason the judgment of nonsuit must be reversed.
As pointed out in the Kopfinger case, supra, the proper rule to be applied in such cases is that the plaintiff is entitled to go to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kopfinger v. Grand Central Public MarketCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- Barton v. Capitol MarketCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Lay v. Pacific Perforating Co.California Court of Appeal · 1944
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. NardelloSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Henderson v. Maryland National BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Selger v. Steven Brothers, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1990
- Williams v. FosterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Beyer v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
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