PURDON v. COHEN

No. 1601.

126 So.2d 575 (1961)

H.B. PURDON and Mattie B. Purdon, his wife, Appellants, v. Joe COHEN d/b/a Venice Linen Shop, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.

February 10, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamilton, Nason & Williams, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Jones, Adams, Paine & Foster, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GERALD, LYNN, Associate Judge.

The appeal is from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendants in a negligence action brought to recover for injuries sustained by appellant, Mattie B. Purdon, when she fell down in defendant's store. The judgment was entered primarily on consideration of statements made by plaintiff in her deposition, which the Court held showed contributory negligence as a matter of law.

Mattie B. Purdon, a 60 year old housewife,...

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