Porto v. Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.

*574 Traditionally, in a premises liability case, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the hazard that injured her. Baptiste v. Better Val-U Supermarket, Inc., 262 Conn. 135 , 140, 811 A.2d 687 (2002). Our Supreme Court adopted a narrow exception to that notice requirement in Kelly v. Stop & Shop, Inc., 281 Conn. 768 , 770, 918 A.2d 249 (2007), where in it held that a supermarket that operated a self-service salad bar was liable for *575 slips and falls suffered by patrons near the service area because the store's self-service mode of operation created an…