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· 9/5/1986

Memco Stores, Inc. v. Yeatman

Citations

  • 348 S.E.2d 228
  • 232 Va. 50
  • 3 Va. Law Rep. 499
  • 1986 Va. LEXIS 226

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  • applying foreseeability standard to Memco’s action in moving plant inside to display, which shed slippery leaves upon which plaintiff slipped
  • finding danger foreseeable where a merchandiser of pepromia plants moved a plant forom its normal outside location, causing a leaf to fall, and where an expert testified regarding the effect of temperature changes on leaves

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