Collyard v. American Home Assurance Co.

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

Olga Collyard, a seventy-three year old woman, sued the American Home Assurance Company for injuries that she alleged resulted from a slip and fall at the Hot Springs YMCA. The suit was filed directly against the insurance company because the YMCA is a charitable organization.

The Garland County Circuit Judge granted the insurance company’s motion for summary judgment, which we find to have been in error.

The appellant filed a complaint alleging that the YMCA was negligent in permitting water to remain on the floor and that such negligence caused the accident. The…