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- Title: Cooper v. Evans Et Al.
- Author : Supreme Court Of Utah
- Release Date : January 21, 1953
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 52 KB
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CROCKETT, Justice. Plaintiff suffered injuries from stumbling over a portion of a merchandise platform which jutted out into
a walkway in the defendants' place of business. She charged negligence (1) in placing such obstruction in the area where she
was required to walk, and (2) in causing, or allowing, the floor there to be slippery. Defendants denied negligence and pleaded
contributory negligence of the plaintiff. The procedure followed by the trial Judge is a good example of the use of pre-trial and its values. The facts as to plaintiff's
visit, her status as a business invitee, her fall and defendants' responsibility for placing the platform were all settled.
The matters upon which there was irreconcilable conflict were set down by the court in his pre-trial order, substantially
as follows: