Tidwell v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Sognier, Judge.

In 1975 a telephone was installed in appellant’s bedroom. She requested that the telephone be placed near her bed; therefore, the installer used a long cord and ran it across the floor in front of the bedroom doorway from a phone jack already in the bedroom wall. In 1977 Tidwell tripped over the cord and fell, sustaining injuries. Alleging negligence on the part of Southern Bell, she brought this action for damages. Southern Bell’s motion for summary judgment was granted; Tidwell appeals and we affirm.

Tidwell testified by deposition that she was always “real careful when I…