SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO. v. BARKDOLL

No. 17997.

353 F.2d 101 (1965)

SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., a Corporation, Appellant, v. Norma BARKDOLL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

December 2, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Bowen, of Bowen, Preus, Farrell & Adams, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Jerome A. Gotlieb, of Schway & Gotlieb, St. Paul, Minn., for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, MATTHES and MEHAFFY, Circuit Judges.


VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.

This is an action by plaintiff Norma Barkdoll to recover for personal injuries sustained as a result of a fall while climbing the two steps leading to the entrance of defendant's store in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Liability is predicated upon negligence. Jurisdiction, based upon diversity of citizenship, is established.

The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Defendant made timely motions for a directed verdict and for...

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