Williams v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GUIN, District Judge.

This slip-and-fall case came before the court on motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants. The motion raises several interesting questions: first, whether the degree of care imposed on carriers under Alabama law requires a bus driver to continuously inspect the stairwells after each passenger disembarks; second, assuming that this duty does exist, whether it extends to the removal of particles or debris that normally are not the subject of a slip-and-fall case; and third, whether a claim of this type is actionable without the injured party…