Robertson v. Travelers Inn

This is a slip and fall case, in which a motel guest and her husband sued the motel, alleging that it had negligently and wantonly caused or allowed water to be on the floor of the motel unit the guest and her husband were renting. The wife sued for damages based on personal injuries she received; the husband sued for damages for loss of consortium.

The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Travelers Inn, and against the plaintiffs, Frances and Lawrence Robertson, apparently on the ground that Mrs. Robertson had been aware that the floor was wet before she slipped…