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HINES v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

No. 12092.

379 A.2d 1174 (1978)

Sarah M. HINES, Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC. Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided January 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian C. Shevlin, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellant.

Richard W. Boone, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and GALLAGHER and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant appeals the entry of judgment n. o. v. after a verdict returned in her favor for $26,300. She also appeals the alternative order of the trial court granting appellee a new trial unless appellant elects remittitur of $11,300. We reverse.

Appellant sought damages for injuries sustained when she slipped and fell in a two-foot pool of liquid near the check-out line in appellee's supermarket. The evidence, taken in the light...

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