Sunlink Health Systems, Inc. v. Pettigrew

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

We granted an application for interlocutory appeal to review the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion for summary judgment in this slip-and-fall action. Vera Pettigrew brought this action against Sunlink Health Systems, Inc., d/b/a Memorial Hospital of Adel (“the hospital”), asserting that she was injured when she slipped and fell while entering the hospital. She alleged negligent design, construction, and maintenance, failure to inspect, and failure to warn regarding the condition of the entrance area. After discovery, the hospital moved for summary judgment.…