Legal Opinion

Clayton M. Watts v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 15, 1988No. 87-8441PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Per curiam

On June 7, 1984, Clayton Watts was struck by an electric pallet jack driven by Harold Glenn in the Richmond, Virginia warehouse of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A & P). Watts was an independent truck owner-operator who delivered paper goods to the A & P warehouse on the day of his injury. Having tendered his shipping documents inside the warehouse, Watts walked down the main aisle of the building towards the exit. On each side of the main aisle were stacks of pallets containing A & P inventory. There was no designated pedestrian walkway in the warehouse, and Watts walked along the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
  2. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Richard Williams v. The City of ValdostaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Joe Rabun, Cross-Appellee v. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Tazewell Supply Company v. TurnerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Lipphardt v. Durango Steakhouse of Brandon, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  2. Isenbergh v. Knight-Ridder Newspaper Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  3. American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, Georgia, a Georgia Corp. v. United States Fire Company, and Boston Old Colony Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Finch v. City of VernonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  5. Johns v. JarrardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991

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