Wallace v. Nissan of Union City, Inc.

Smith, Judge.

Lamar E. Wallace and his wife, Mary L. Wallace, sued Nissan of Union City, Inc! (“Nissan”) for Lamar Wallace’s injuries and for Mary Wallace’s loss of consortium after Lamar Wallace slipped and fell on ice in Nissan’s car lot while shopping for a vehicle. Finding that Nissan lacked any knowledge of the icy hazard on its premises, the trial court granted summary judgment to Nissan. Wallace contends that the evidence did not authorize that judgment, and we agree. Premises liability cases are not susceptible to summary adjudication except where the evidence is “plain, palpable, and…