Legal Opinion

Hill v. Petsmart, Inc.

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided March 30, 2022No. 6:20-cv-00004Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT March 31, 2022 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk VICTORIA DIVISION EARLEEN HILL, § § Plaintiff, § § v. § Civil Action No. 6:20-CV-00004 § PETSMART, INC., § § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER A “whodunit” is a mystery or detective story. This case is a whodunit—of sorts. Plaintiff Earleen Hill seeks damages arising out of a slip and fall at PetSmart’s Victoria, Texas location. PetSmart filed a Motion for Summary Judgment arguing that Hill’s single claim for premises liability fails under Texas law. The Court concludes that there is a genuine…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  2. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
  5. Little v. Liquid Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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