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JONES v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

No. 6812.

314 A.2d 459 (1974)

Octavia C. JONES, Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 28, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wiley A. Branton, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

William H. Seckinger, Washington, D. C., with whom Edward J. Lopata, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before REILLY, Chief Judge, and KERN and PAIR, Associate Judges.

REILLY, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting defendant Safeway Stores' motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, after a jury had awarded damages in the amount of $7,500 in favor of the plaintiff for injuries sustained while a customer in defendant's store. Also challenged is the denial of plaintiff's motion for a new trial.

The evidence shows that on April 22, 1968, Mrs. Jones (plaintiff...

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