Legal Opinion

Canales v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 16, 1981No. 79-1411PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal from an award of damages for personal injury defendant asserts error in denial of its motion for directed verdict and its post-trial motions, in the rulings of the court on motions in limine, and in the giving of certain instructions.

Plaintiff and her husband were shopping in defendant’s self-service store and, as she was pushing a shopping cart down an aisle, her foot slipped. She did not fall, but in attempting to regain her balance her body twisted in such manner that she injured her back. She looked for the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Geraghty v. Burr Oak Lanes, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Olinger v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
  4. County of Cook v. PatkaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. Kyowski v. BurnsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Dyback v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Mitchell v. AnkneySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
  3. In Re Marriage of WilderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  4. Moore v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. First Arlington National Bank v. StathisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983

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