Jack Cane Corporation v. Gonzales

CADENA, Justice.

Appellants, Jack Cane Corporation and Al West Corporation, defendants below, appeal from a judgment allowing plaintiff, Antonia Gonzales, to recover damages for injuries sustained by her when she slipped and fell while descending a flight of stairs in a theater.

Plaintiff’s original petition and trial amendment charged defendants with negligence in (1) failing to warn her of the defective condition of the carpeting on the stairs; (2) failing to properly inspect the carpeting to determine its condition; (3) maintaining the carpeting in a defective condition; (4) failing to…