Hedgepeth v. Rose's Stores, Inc.

HEDRICK, Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether plaintiff’s evidence, considered in the light most favorable to her, was sufficient to support a finding of negligence on the part of the defendant which proximately caused plaintiff’s injuries. We agree with the trial court that it was not.

Numerous cases have noted the general rule that the owner or proprietor of a business, though not an insurer of the safety of his customers, does owe a duty to keep in a reasonably safe condition those portions of the premises which he may expect customers to use during regular business…