GIANT FOOD STORES, INC. v. FINE

No. 14680.

269 F.2d 542 (1959)

GIANT FOOD STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Ida M. FINE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1959.

Petition for Rehearing Denied July 27, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Paul R. Connolly, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Charles C. Abeles, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Ralph F. Berlow, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. William T. Hannan, Joseph F. Castiello, and Kent D. Thorup, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, BASTIAN and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant (appellant) appeals from a judgment entered by the District Court on a jury verdict for injuries sustained by the plaintiff (appellee) when she fell in appellant's store. The case was submitted to the jury on two theories: first, that appellant was negligent in using soap to clean its terrazzo floor, thereby allegedly creating a slippery film; and, secondly, that appellant negligently mopped the floor and left it damp and slippery at the...

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