Legal Opinion
Hecht Co. v. Harrison
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 9, 1943No. 8315PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for the plaintiff in a personal injury suit. A difference in floor level between two parts of appellant’s store was accommodated by a ramp about 22 inches wide which extended lengthwise through an aisle. The height of the ramp was variously stated as 1% and 2yz inches. It was covered with linoleum about 3/16 of an inch thick. On its lower side the ramp sloped downward about % inch in 5 inches. At the lower edge of the ramp the linoleum was covered by a thin strip of brass. This strip was not level but sloped…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Haddon v. SnellenburgSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Hogan v. Metropolitan Building Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1922
- Dickson v. the Emporium Merc. Co. Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1935
- Lunny v. PepeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Hellyer v. SearsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Clark v. Rex Worrall & Canyon Hotels, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1965
- Alma Stofer v. Montgomery Ward & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. ScrogginsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
- Fitzpatrick v. Sooner Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Brodsky v. Safeway Stores, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
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