Simmons v. American Pacific Enterprises, L.L.C.

Bryant, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Julius G. Simmons (“Simmons”) and Pamela Simmons, appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting the summary judgment motion of defendants-appellees, American Pacific Enterprises, L.L.C. (“APE”) and Florian Brahimi. Because a genuine issue of material fact arises in determining whether the open-and-obvious doctrine absolves defendants of liability for Simmons’s injury, we reverse.

{¶ 2} On May 16, 2003, Simmons, an employee of Whitney Express, delivered freight to APE’s warehouse facility. Simmons backed his straight…