Legal Opinion

Martino v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 13, 1965No. Appeal, 139PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Appellants, husband and wife, went shopping, on September 29, 1961, in appellee’s self-service market located in Easton. While they were proceeding through the produce department, wife appellant slipped and fell to the floor. Husband appellant, who was in front of his wife, did not see the fall but turned and saw her sitting on the floor. He testified that, immediately after the fall, he observed grape juice on his wife’s left shoe and on the floor where she had fallen and a grape skin about a half a foot from where she was sitting. There was no evidence as to…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Markman v. Fred P. Bell Stores Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  2. Schwartz v. Urban Redevelopment AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  3. Penn v. Isaly Dairy Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  4. Idlette v. TraceySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  5. Cushey v. PlunkardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Scott v. PurcellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Moultrey v. Great a & P Tea Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Myers v. Penn Traffic Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Sheehan v. Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
  5. Edwards v. Hy-VeeNebraska Supreme Court · 2016

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