· 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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