Legal Opinion
Gomez v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 2, 2012No. 11-1665PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Armando Gomez, a Colombian national, sued defendant-appellee Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., after he slipped and fell while shopping. The district court entered summary judgment for the defendant. After careful consideration, we affirm.
The facts are not complicated. On June 19, 2007, the plaintiff entered the defendant’s supermarket in North Andover, Massachusetts. While walking through the greeting card aisle, he felt a strange sensation — as though he was unable to lift his right foot — which caused him to lose his balance and topple to the floor. His…
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