Burch v. Moore's Super Market, Inc.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
Action for $25,000 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when plaintiff fell on ice on the parking lot of a supermarket. A trial jury returned a verdict for the defendant store company. The trial judge set aside the verdict for error in giving Instruction No. 5 and for the reason that the verdict “is against the weight of the evidence.”
On this appeal defendant seeks to reverse the order granting a new trial, contending that plaintiff failed to make a submissible case; that its motion for a directed verdict at the close of the case should have been…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rose v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- State Ex Rel. Trading Post Co. v. ShainSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938
- Daggs v. PatsosMissouri Court of Appeals · 1953
- Robinson v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1941
- Willis v. Rivermines I.G.A. SupermarketMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Cunningham v. Bellerive Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- O'CONNELL v. Roper Electric Company, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Adler v. Laclede Gas CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- McIntyre v. M. & K. Department Store, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1968
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