No Suit for Glass in Restaurant Salad 
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Published: March 14, 2013
Tags: Judge Samuel G. Wilson, Negligence, U.S. District Court - Western District
A Roanoke U.S. District Court dismisses a customer’s negligence action against Ruby Tuesday restaurant based on allegedly finding a piece of clear glass in a salad she prepared from the salad bar.
Defendant moved for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff cannot show that an unreasonably dangerous condition existed when the salad left defendant’s control. ...
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