Tripp v. Hale

Plaintiff, Ann Tripp, brought this action to recover for injuries sustained in a fall on property owned by defendants, Norman and Ruth Hale. The trial court entered summary judgment for defendants and plaintiff brings this appeal.

Plaintiff was a guest in defendants’ home, having been invited over to play cards. She was a frequent visitor at defendants’ home, and as was customary when visiting them, she removed her shoes. During the evening plaintiff left the living room to go to the bathroom. When she stepped on a throw rug covering the linoleum floor between the kitchen and the living room,…