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HEWITT v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

No. 20717.

404 F.2d 1247 (1968)

William J. HEWITT, Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph H. Koonz, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Lee C. Ashcraft and Martin E. Gerel, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Messrs. James A. Hourihan and Frank F. Roberson, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and LEVENTHAL and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On January 10, 1959, appellant was directed by his employer, the Atlantic Box & Basket Company, to go to Safeway's salvage warehouse at Landover, Maryland to pick up a truck load of empty egg crates. While placing these crates in his truck, appellant fell off the loading platform and was severely injured. He sued Safeway in the district court, alleging that his accident was caused by the unsafe working area provided by Safeway.

The district...

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