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F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY v. STODDARD

Nos. 2469, 2470.

156 A.2d 229 (1959)

F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY, Inc., a foreign corporation doing business in the District of Columbia, Appellant, v. Zoya STODDARD, Appellee. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, a Municipal Corporation, Appellant. v. Zoya STODDARD, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided December 3, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. Donahue, Washington, D. C., with whom William A. Ehrmantraut, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant F. W. Woolworth Co.

Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., with whom Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant District of Columbia.

Ferdinand J. Mack, Washington, D. C., with whom Arthur J. Hilland and James E. Hogan, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, QUINN, Associate Judge, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired), sitting by designation under Code § 11-776(b).

CAYTON, Acting Judge.

For injuries sustained in a fall at the entrance to a Woolworth store plaintiff sued Woolworth and the District of Columbia. A jury awarded damages against both defendants and they have appealed.

The Woolworth Appeal.

This appellant contends it was entitled to a directed verdict. It is argued that plaintiff did not show that Woolworth "was the owner of such premises nor a lessee having exclusive control over the entire premises...

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