Sanders v. Backus True Value Hardware, Inc.

Bruce Sanders- and Deborah Sanders appeal a judgment dismissing their claim for damages sustained when Bruce Sanders (“Mr. Sanders”) slipped on a patch of ice.

We affirm.

FACTS

Bruce Sanders was employed as a maintenance man for Community Bridges, which managed group homes for mentally-retarded individuals in the Ruston area. On the morning of January 2, 2001, Mr. Sanders was called out to one of the homes to repair a clogged drain line. As he had done many times in the past, Mr. Sanders proceeded to Backus True Value Hardware in Ruston in order to rent “snakes” with which to unclog the line.

Mr.…