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HECHT CO. v. HARRISON

No. 8315.

137 F.2d 687 (1943)

HECHT CO., Inc., v. HARRISON.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided July 9, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Leroy S. Bendheim, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Lawrence Koenigsberger and Lewis Jacobs, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Ralph A. Cusick, of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before VINSON, EDGERTON, and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.

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 1¾ and 2½ inches. It was covered with linoleum about 3/16 of an inch thick. On its lower side the ramp sloped downward about &...

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