Legal Opinion
Faltinali v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 8, 1936PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCapotosto, J.
This is an action on the case for negligence to recover damages for personal injuries. A jury-in the superior "court returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000. The trial justice sustained the verdict. The defendant now presses its exceptions to the action of the court in denying its motions for the direction of a verdict in its favor and for a new trial.
The defendant operates a large warehouse in the city of Cranston in connection with a chain of retail stores. The building is modern and adequate in construction. The concrete floor is about two hundred feet long and some…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kreigh v. Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Whipple v. Cumberland Manuf'g Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1843
- Estep v. PriceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
- Marshal v. Dalton Paper MillsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1909
- Thurston v. MartinU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1830
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Simmons v. UNITED TRANSIT COMPANYSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1965
- Westberry v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
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