Mraz v. Jewel Tea Co., Inc.

This is a personal injury action where plaintiff, a customer in defendant’s food store, slipped and fell on a lettuce leaf after leaving a checkout counter. Defendant appeals from a $25,000 jury verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff.

On appeal “it is defendant’s theory that its store was properly maintained in a manner not inherently dangerous; that the floor surfaces were swept and cleaned at regular intervals daily pursuant to management instruction ; that the area provided for invitees to enter and depart from the store was well lighted and regularly cleaned and swept; that the…