Corbin v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

SPEARS, Justice.

Gary Corbin sued Safeway Stores, Inc. (“Safeway”) for damages resulting from personal injuries he suffered when he slipped on a grape and fell in a Safeway produce aisle. The trial court granted Safeway’s motion for directed verdict, and the court of appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment for Safeway. (Opinion unpublished pursuant to Rule 452 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.) We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the cause for a new trial.

In October 1977 Gary Corbin slipped on a grape or grapes directly in front of the self-service grape bin in…