Lindsey v. J. H. Harvey Co.

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Lindsey sued defendant J. H. Harvey Company to recover for personal injuries she sustained on defendant’s business premises, alleging that she “suddenly and without warning, fell backwards violently to the floor in a pool of water that had collected from the employee’s moping [sic] the floor.” Defendant denied the material allegations of the complaint and moved for summary judgment. Viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff as the non-movant, the record shows the following undisputed facts:

On September 13, 1990, plaintiff and her ex-husband entered…