WORSHAM v. PILOT OIL CORP.


728 S.W.2d 19 (1987)

William and Ruth WORSHAM, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PILOT OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied April 6, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jess D. Campbell, Knoxville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Douglas L. Dutton and Julia S. Howard, Hodges, Doughty & Carson, Knoxville, for defendant-appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court April 6, 1987.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

In this slip and fall action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant at the close of plaintiff's proof. Plaintiff has appealed, insisting that since he fell inside of a self-service store on ice and water in the vicinity of a vending machine, he should not be required to establish the...

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