Davis v. Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc.

Ellington, Judge.

After falling in a supermarket aisle, Kimberly Davis filed this personal injury suit against Bruno’s Supermarket, Inc. d/b/a Food-max. The trial court granted the store’s motion for summary judgment, finding that no jury issue existed as to whether the store had constructive knowledge of a hazard because the store had inspected the area shortly before Davis’ fall. For the following reasons, we find that the grant of summary judgment was improper and reverse.

We review the trial court’s grant of summary judgment de novo to determine if the evidence demonstrates any genuine…