Mills v. Jack Eckerd Corp.

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Gudrun H. Mills and her husband, Ben B. Mills, Jr., sued Jack Eckerd Corporation (“Eckerd”), the owner of a store where Gudrun Mills was allegedly injured when a suspected shoplifter collided with her as he was attempting to flee Eckerd’s store. The Mills appeal the summary judgment granted to Eckerd.

Construed in the light most favorable to the Mills, the nonmovants, the evidence shows that while Gudrun Mills was shopping, Eckerd security personnel were attempting to interview Jeremiah Revitch about possible shoplifting activity. Revitch had voluntarily accompanied loss…