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COURTNEY v. GIANT FOOD, INC.

No. 3800.

221 A.2d 92 (1966)

Evelyn COURTNEY, Appellant, v. GIANT FOOD, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 5, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry C. Lewis, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Francis J. Ford, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

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

QUINN, Associate Judge:

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from a fall outside defendant's premises. At the close of all the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for defendant on the ground that the jury would have to speculate on the case. This appeal followed.

During the trial, plaintiff testified that while on her way to shop at defendant's store, she tripped and fell over a sheet of chicken wire normally...

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