SAFEWAY STORES, INCORPORATED v. MURPHY

No. 16649.

278 F.2d 816 (1960)

SAFEWAY STORES, INCORPORATED, Appellant, v. Mildred MURPHY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

May 20, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Poore, Jr., Robert A. Poore, Urban L. Roth, Butte, Mont., for appellant.

Leif Erickson, Helena, Mont., for appellee.

Before ORR, HAMLEY and HAMLIN, Circuit Judges.


ORR, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, Mildred Murphy, entered appellant's store to do some shopping. The floors had been freshly waxed the night before. Appellee slipped and fell and sustained serious injuries. She sued and the jury returned a verdict awarding her damages in the sum of $36,500. The question presented to us for decision is bottomed upon the contention that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict.

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