Legal Opinion
Pewatts v. J. C. Penney Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 2, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 63-584PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBER, District Judge.
In this diversity negligence action, wife plaintiff was a business invitee in defendant’s store. As she was walking along a main aisle in the store she noticed a display of hats and dresses to her left and she turned left into a side aisle about 44 inches wide and proceeded a few feet into the carpeted side aisle. She then examined some hats displayed on stands on a counter about 30 inches high on her left. She then turned right and examined dresses hung on racks along the right side of the aisle. The lower edge of the dresses hung to within about one foot of the floor.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Otto E. Pritchard v. Liggett & Myers Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Seng v. American Stores Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
- Yarkosky v. the Caldwell Store, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Hallbauer v. ZARFOSSSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Ramsey v. Mellon National Bank & Trust Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Medallion Stores, Inc. v. EidtCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
- Anna Pewatts and Nicholas Pewatts, Her Husband v. J. C. Penney Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Medallion Stores, Inc. v. EidtCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966