PRESTON v. SAFEWAY STORES

Civ. No. 2035-56.

163 F.Supp. 749 (1958)

Sadie A. PRESTON, Plaintiff, v. SAFEWAY STORES, Inc., Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

July 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Mendelsohn, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Cornelius H. Doherty, Washington, D. C., for defendant.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is a motion by the defendant for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial on the ground that the amount of damages awarded by the jury is excessive.

The action is brought by a customer of a grocery store against its owner to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a fall due to slipping on a tiny piece of onion lying on the store floor...

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