Legal Opinion

Reynolds v. W. T. Grant Co.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1936No. 8344PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Kenna, Judge:

This is an action of trespass on the case to recover damages for injury alleged to have been sustained as a result of defendant’s negligence in knowingly permitting the floor of one of its sales rooms to remain in bad condition. Error is prosecuted by plaintiff, an invitee, to the action of the trial court in directing a verdict for the defendant after the jury had deliberated for sometime.

Plaintiff, who, together with her son-in-law and a friend, was in defendant’s store on May 14, 1934, the date of the alleged accident, for the purpose of making purchases, claims to have…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. LaRose v. Logansport National BankIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. John Gerber Co. v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Long v. John Breuner Co.California Court of Appeal · 1918
  4. Lawrence v. DuBoisWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1880
  5. Truschel v. Rex Amusement Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1926

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. PhillipsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Bagwell v. McLellan Stores Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1949
  3. State of West Virginia v. Gary Lee RollinsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Spence v. Browning Motor Freight Lines, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1953
  5. United States v. Mountain State Fabricating Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960

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