Legal Opinion
Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Buckmon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1994No. 93-CV-751PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court by Associate Judge STEADMAN.
Dissenting opinion by Associate Judge TERRY at p. 607.
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellee, Mrs. Lisa Buekmon, recovered a judgment of $75,000 against appellant, Safeway Stores, Inc. (“Safeway”), for back injuries she sustained when a candy rack fell on her as she waited in line at one of Safeway’s stores. Safeway raises four issues on appeal. First, Safeway alleges that Mrs. Buekmon used peremptory strikes to remove potential jurors on the basis of race and that the court erred in not ordering a mistrial on this ground. Second, Safeway contends…
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