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State court of last resort · ST-VA-SC
Austin v. Shoney's Inc.
No. 961236Supreme Court of Virginia
961236 Austin v. Shoney's Inc. 06/06/1997 The trial court erred in sustaining the defendant's renewed motion to strike the plaintiff's evidence in a restaurant slip and fall case after the jury was unable to r…
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961236 Austin v. Shoney's Inc. 06/06/1997 The trial court erred in sustaining the defendant's renewed motion to strike the plaint…
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- Jun 6, 1997
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961236 Austin v. Shoney's Inc. 06/06/1997 The trial court erred in sustaining the defendant's renewed motion to strike the plaintiff's evidence in a restaurant slip and fall case after the jury was unable to return a verdict. The testimony of plaintiff's witnesses was sufficient to permit a jury to find that the decedent's fall was caused by the condition of a restaurant floor as the result of improper cleaning methods.
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