Legal Opinion
Benton Investment Co. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 15, 1997No. 97-888PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN NORTWICK, Judge.
Marketplace Income Properties appeals a final summary judgment entered in favor of codefendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in a negligence action brought by Sonja Ridenour, the victim of a criminal assault which occurred in a shopping center parking lot comprised of parcels owned separately by Marketplace and Wal-Mart. The trial court granted summary judgment based on its determination that, since Ridenour was assaulted on a portion of the parking lot owned solely by Marketplace, Wal-Mart had no duty to provide security on that area of the parking lot and no duty of care to…
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