KINCHELOE v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

No. 6003.

285 A.2d 699 (1972)

Minnie L. KINCHELOE, Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC., a corporation, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 11, 1972.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Clay Espey, Washington, D. C., with whom Charles B. DeShazo, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellant.

William Clague, Washington, D. C., with whom Francis C. O'Brien, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and NEBEKER, and REILLY, Associate Judges.


REILLY, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a directed verdict for Safeway Stores, Inc. in an action to recover damages for injuries incurred by appellant in falling upon the floor of a local grocery operated by that corporation. The accident occurred while appellant was selecting some items for purchase from a vegetable counter, and she attributes her fall to negligence on the part of Safeway in maintaining the floor adjacent to the counter in a dangerous and...

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