Warsham v. James Muscatello, Inc.

This “slip and fall” case arises from an incident that occurred on March 9, 2005, when E. Daris Warsham, appellant, fell as he attempted to salt an icy area on the property of James L. Muscatello, Inc., appellee, his employer’s landlord. Appellant subsequently filed a negligence suit against the landlord on April 27, 2007, to recover for injuries he sustained in the fall. 1 The Circuit Court for Montgomery County granted the landlord’s motion for summary judgment on May 21, 2008, ruling that the suit was barred by the doctrines of contributory negligence and assumption of the risk.

This appeal…