Little Creek Investment Corp. v. Hubbard

This is a slip and fall case in which Bertha Hubbard recovered damages from Little Creek Investment Corporation (Little Creek) for injuries she sustained when she tripped over an automobile muffler laying on the sidewalk at a shopping center owned by Little Creek. In this appeal, we consider whether Hubbard was contributorially negligent as a matter of law and whether Little Creek was entitled to indemnity pursuant to a contract with Global Security Specialists, Inc. (Global).

Hubbard worked at the Roses Department Store (Roses) located in the Little Creek East Shopping Center. On January 8,…