Shelton v. Kentucky Easter Seals Society, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice MINTON.

While tending to her' husband during his stay in Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital,1 Wilma Jean Shelton became entangled in some wires strung along the side of his bed and fell, fracturing her kneecap. She later filed this personal injury action against Cardinal Hill, but the trial court dismissed her claim on summary judgment. The trial court reasoned that Cardinal Hill owed no duty of care to Shelton because the wires were an open-and-obvious condition. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment but ruled' before…