Dickey v. JC PENNEY COMPANY

Hall, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff in a personal injury action appeals from the grant of summary judgment for the defendant.

Plaintiff alleged that when placing her foot upon the first step of the flight leading to the basement of one of defendant’s stores, it came into contact with some oily, slick or slippery substance which caused her to slip and fall. Following defendant’s motion for summary judgment she added to her complaint an allegation that the step was improperly constructed as it is a continuation of the main floor, it is made from slick marble, and that the only abrasive protection is…