Cooper v. Meijer Stores Ltd. Partnership, 07ap-201 (11-15-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Maria Cooper, appeals from a decision of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Meijer Stores Limited Partnership ("Meijer"), Bill Smyers and Roger Sparks (collectively, "defendants"). Because the pothole causing plaintiff's fall was open and obvious as a matter of law, we affirm.

{¶ 2} According to the evidence the parties submitted in connection with defendants' summary judgment motion, plaintiff went shopping on February 2, 2004 at the Meijer store at 5555 Cleveland Avenue in Columbus. She was a…