F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY v. BELL

No. 18744.

291 F.2d 912 (1961)

F. W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY, Appellant, v. L. O. BELL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max N. Osborn, Thornton Hardie, Jr., Midland, Tex. (Turpin, Kerr, Smith & Dyer, Midland, Tex., of counsel), for appellant.

John J. Watts, Odessa, Tex., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and CAMERON and JONES, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee, the husband of the injured party, brought this action in the District Court for the Western District of Texas, Pecos Division, for the personal injuries allegedly suffered as a result of Mrs. Bell's falling in a store owned and operated by appellant. A motion for a directed verdict for the defendant1 was denied and the case was allowed to be considered by the jury. A judgment was awarded appellee...

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