Legal Opinion
Smith v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1972No. 6268PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant Safeway Stores in a personal injury action. Appellant slipped and fell on an unidentified piece of debris when leaving the checkout counter at ap-pellee’s store. The trial court bifurcated the proceedings, requiring the plaintiff to establish liability before evidence of damages could be presented. At the close of all the evidence relating solely to liability the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant. The question presented on appeal is whether, viewing the evidence in a light most favorable…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lottie R. Seganish and Daniel Seganish v. District of Columbia Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Brodsky v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Baker v. D. C. Transit System, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Doctors Hospital, Inc. v. BadgleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Leona Harris v. H. G. Smithy Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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- Wise v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
- Wilson v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
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