Legal Opinion
Davis v. F. W. Woolworth Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1931No. 528PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action brought by R. E. Davis to recover damages on account of bodily injuries sustained from a fall down an elevator shaft located in a store of F. W. Woolworth Company.
In the petition it is alleged that the injuries were incurred because of the negligence of the Woolworth Company. , Contributory negligence was set up as a bar to recovery. On a former trial the jury returned a verdict for Davis. Upon appeal this court held that Davis was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law and remanded the case for a new trial. Woolworth Co. v. Davis, 41 F.…
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