Price v. Minyard's Food Stores, Inc.

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Appellants Annie Lorene Price and husband Otis Lynn Price sued Minyard’s Food Stores, Inc. to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Price when she stumbled over a small box of merchandise lying on the floor near the center of an aisle in appellee’s supermarket.

Appellee filed a motion for summary judgment in which motion it asserts (1) that it breached no duty it owed to Mrs. Price; and (2) that Mrs. Price was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law in that she failed to keep a proper lookout. The trial court sustained appellee’s motion and…