Legal Opinion
Jones v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 28, 1974No. 6812PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from an order granting defendant Safeway Stores’ motion for a *460judgment notwithstanding the verdict, after a jury had awarded damages in the amount of $7,500 in favor of the plaintiff for injuries sustained while a customer in defendant’s store. Also challenged is the denial of plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.
The evidence shows that on April 22, 1968, Mrs. Jones (plaintiff below and appellant here), upon passing through the turnstile and preparing to enter the lower shopping area of the International Safeway Store, was struck upon the head and various…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Paylor v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Brown v. Alabama Foods, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Kincheloe v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- In re D. S. A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc. v. Standard Meat Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by28 opinions
- District of Columbia v. WhiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Toy v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- District of Columbia v. DavisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- District of Columbia v. FreemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- McFarland v. George Washington UniversityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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