Anderson v. Ro-Jack's Food Stores, Inc.

The defendant supermarket (“Ro-Jack’s”) appeals from a judgment in favor of a plaintiff customer (“Anderson”) who suffered personal injuries when she slipped on a piece of lettuce while shopping. The trial judge, hearing the matter without a jury on remand from the Superior Court found for Anderson based on Ro-Jack’s failure to warn. In the absence of clear error, we affirm the judgment

The trial judge found that Anderson, while pushing a shopping cart slipped on a piece of lettuce and fell on her back. Because of the cart Anderson could not see the lettuce. The spot where Anderson fell is…