Rick P. Newman v. The Kroger Company

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON July 17, 2013 Session RICK P. NEWMAN v. THE KROGER COMPANY Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT00273310 Robert Samual Weiss, Judge No. W2013-00296-COA-R3-CV - Filed September 17, 2013 This is a slip and fall case. Plaintiff sued The Kroger Company after he fell in a puddle of water near a freezer at a local Kroger store. The trial court granted Kroger’s motion for summary judgment, but failed to include findings indicating the reason for its decision. We find that summary judgment was inappropriate and therefore reverse the…