· 11/3/1998
Dolores Howard v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Citations
- 160 F.3d 358
- 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 27991
- 1998 WL 762437
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- determining that the plaintiffs slight evidence in slip and fall case could support the jury verdict, “though surely only by a hair’s breadth”
- holding that “a district court’s decision does not have precedential authority”
- a business “is not required to patrol the aisles continuously, but only at reasonable intervals”
- a business “is not required to patrol the aisles continuously, but only at reasonable intervals”
- spilled soap was in aisle of grocery store and employees had stocked the shelves that morning
- store owner “not required to patrol the aisles continuously, but only at reasonable intervals”
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Judges: Posner, Cummings, Eschbach
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