AVERY v. S. KANN SONS CO.

No. 6460.

81 F.2d 261 (1935)

AVERY v. S. KANN SONS CO.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided December 9, 1935.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John U. Gardiner, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Edwin C. Brandenburg, Louis M. Denit, and Leonard J. Ganse, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB, VAN ORSDEL, GRONER, and STEPHENS, Associate Justices.


MARTIN, Chief Justice.

This was an action in the lower court for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff because of the negligence of defendant.

At the close of plaintiff's evidence, the trial court directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant, and judgment was entered accordingly. The present appeal was then taken.

The defendant, S. Kann Sons Company, a corporation, operated a large department store...

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