Legal Opinion
Leora Didier v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc., a New York Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1989No. 88-5120PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Senior District Judge.
Leora Didier appeals from the final decision of the District Court 1 dismissing her action against J.C. Penney Company, Inc. In the action Didier contends she was injured as a result of appellee’s failure to properly maintain its premises. The District Court granted Summary Judgment in favor of appellee finding that Didier had, as a matter of law, assumed the risk which caused her injuries. We reverse.
FACTS
On December 1, 1984 appellant slipped and fell while shopping in a store owned and operated by appellee. She slipped after stepping on the contents of a broken…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kegel v. RunnelsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Stenholtz v. ModicaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Berg v. Sukup Manufacturing Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Hilda G. WORTHINGTON, Appellant, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Rose Nell McKee v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Budget Marketing, Inc., and Charles A. Eagle, Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Centronics Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Imperial Gardens Liquidating Trust v. Northwest Commons, Inc. (In Re Northwest Commons, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1991
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