Jackson v. K-Mart Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

The plaintiff, Brigitte Jackson, brought this action against K-Mart Corporation, defendant, (K-Mart) for per sonal injuries sustained when she slipped and fell in the clothing section of a K-Mart store in Manhattan, Kansas.

She appealed the district court’s granting of summary judgment for K-Mart on the grounds K-Mart did not have notice of the liquid spilled on the floor. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded. Jackson v. K-Mart Corp., 16 Kan. App. 2d 716, 828 P.2d 941 (1992). We granted K-Mart’s petition for’review.

The facts in this…