Altman v. Publix Supermarkets, Inc.

A patron injured in a slip and fall appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant supermarket. We reverse.

Bertha Altman slipped and fell as she entered a Publix supermarket. According to her deposition testimony, Altman lost her footing and landed in a wet substance that smelled like cooking oil. She testified that the floor was very dirty and oily; that cigarette butts and candy wrappers littered the floor; and that grocery cart tracks and footprints traversed the dirty area where she fell.

We agree with the appellant that her testimony was sufficient evidence to present a…