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SAFEWAY STORES, INC. v. STEVENS

No. 3418.

197 A.2d 849 (1964)

SAFEWAY STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Mary Irene STEVENS, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 28, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Clague, Washington, D. C., with whom William A. Mann, Francis C. O'Brien, and Allan C. Swingle, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

John J. Spriggs, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellee was injured when she slipped and fell in the produce department of one of appellant's stores. She brought suit and a jury returned a verdict in her favor. Appellant's sole contention is that appellee was contributorily negligent as a matter of law.

The evidence shows that appellee was shopping in one of appellant's stores shortly before the closing time. After talking with a friend, she went to the vegetable bins to purchase...

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