Handy v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

On September 19, 1985, plaintiff Geneva Handy filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County for injuries sustained when she slipped and fell while on the premises of defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company (Sears). The complaint was dismissed on defendant’s motion for summary judgment and plaintiff appeals.

While shopping at a Sears store on January 17, 1985, plaintiff slipped and fell on some water located within the store. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the incident occurred as a result of defendant’s negligence in maintaining the property and in allowing “an unusual accumulation…