Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. White
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 13, 1985PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a slip and fall case. Plaintiff Catherine Odean White filed suit against defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging negligence and wantonness in the maintenance of its floor and negligence in failure to warn plaintiff of the known dangerous condition of its floor. After a trial on the merits, the jury found for Ms. White in the amount of $75,000. Wal-Mart appeals from a judgment based on that verdict.
FACTS
On Saturday, May 28, 1983, it rained steadily throughout the day in Athens, Alabama. Ms. White had been shopping in several stores before she went to Wal-Mart sometime between 7:15…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- First National Bank of Birmingham v. LowerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Cox v. GoldsteinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Terrell v. Warehouse GroceriesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
- Gulas v. RatliffSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
- McDonald's Corp. v. GrissomSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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