Legal Opinion
Wright v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1941No. 27980PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJeffers, J.
Nellie U. Wright and Charles M. Wright, her husband, instituted this action to recover damages for injuries claimed to have been sustained by Mrs. Wright as the result of a fall on the floor of a store operated by defendant Safeway Stores. Defendant William Weiuman was assistant manager of the store.
The case was tried to the court and jury, and a verdict was returned in favor of. plaintiffs and against Safeway Stores only. On December 23, 1939, the trial court granted the motion of Safeway Stores for a new trial, on the ground and for the reason that instruction No. 11, given by the court,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by37 opinions
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