Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc. v. Weathers

Smith, Judge.

William F. Weathers filed a complaint against appellant Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc., alleging that appellant’s negligence caused his personal injuries. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for summary judgment and granted a certificate of immediate review. We granted appellant’s application for interlocutory appeal, and this appeal followed.

As Weathers was shopping in appellant’s grocery store, he tripped over an empty display rack at the end of an aisle, fell, and was injured. On his deposition, Weathers testified he was familiar with the store and shopped there on a…