LINGERFELT v. WINN-DIXIE TEXAS, INC.

No. 53233.

645 P.2d 485 (1982)

Margaret LINGERFELT and Wesley Lingerfelt, Appellants, v. WINN-DIXIE TEXAS, INC., a corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Davis, Guthrie, for appellants.

Foliart, Mills & Niemeyer, Oklahoma City, for appellee.


DOOLIN, Justice:

This is a "slip-and-fall" case with a different twist. Shall the traditional "notice" requirement to storekeeper be waived in situations of negligence in the display and packaging of goods? We answer in the affirmative.

Margaret Lingerfelt (Shopper) stopped at defendant's Guthrie store (Store) one Sunday afternoon to pick up a few items. Just inside the front door she noticed a display of strawberries...

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