Helmick v. Northway Center Associates

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

The sole question in this appeal is whether the uncontroverted facts in the record show that the appellant was contributorially negligent when she tripped and fell on the appellees’ premises. The trial judge so held and granted summary judgment to the appellees. We affirm.

I

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates a store in the Northway Shopping Center in Columbia. The store entrance is two steps above the level of the parking lot immediately in front of the store and one step above the sidewalk. Approaching the store from either direction on the sidewalk customers walk up a…