Legal Opinion

Virginia Hambrice v. F. W. Woolworth Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 9, 1961No. 18674_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict for defendant in a suit for damages in a “slip and fall” case. No complaint is made of, and no error is assigned on, the charge which correctly charged the law as it has been established in eases of this kind.

In her appeal, the first error relied on by appellant is a claim that the court erred in permitting the defendant’s employee, Raymond Everett, whose duty it was to sweep the floors, to testify, over plaintiff’s objection, as to his habit in sweeping the floor every morning. These are the particular questions and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Co. v. McFerrinTexas Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Dallas County v. Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
  3. Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio v. May Spach, as Receiver for Ro-Ben, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  4. Roth v. SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
  5. New York Life Ins. Co. v. SchlatterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Sam ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KROGER COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  2. Joseph E. Thomas v. Ruth A. Martin HoganCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
  3. Gauck v. MeleskiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  4. Arnold Bailey v. Kawasaki-Kisen, K. K.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Ernest W. Shahid and Margaret P. Shahid, Individually and D/B/A Shoreline Hotel and Cottage Colony v. Gulf Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

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