King v. Winn-Dixie of Montgomery, Inc.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant, Winn-Dixie of Montgomery, Inc. The plaintiff, Creola King, was injured in a slip and fall accident that occurred on the defendant's premises, and she sued Winn-Dixie for her personal injury. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

On February 19, 1988, Ms. King entered a Winn-Dixie grocery store in Mobile, Alabama. After walking across a doormat at the front entrance, she slipped and fell at a point where there was water on the floor, injuring her right wrist and hip. She alleged that there was nothing unusual…