Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 665 v. Sweet

Sognier, Judge.

Eleanor Sweet sued the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 665 (VFW) to recover damages for injuries sustained when she fell over a coat rack in the VFW’s hallway. Sweet alleged the VFW was negligent in the placement of the coat rack in the hallway and in the dim lighting of that hallway. The trial court denied VFW’s motion for summary judgment and we granted the application for interlocutory appeal.

Sweet was a frequent visitor to the VFW, and at each visit she entered and exited by the door in the hallway containing the coat rack. On the afternoon in question, Sweet noticed upon…