Cook v. Arrington

Beasley, Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, from the grant of summary judgment to defendant storeowner in their suit for personal injuries and loss of consortium allegedly sustained as a result of Mrs. Cook’s slip and fall just inside the door of defendant’s store. The complaint maintained that defendant was negligent in having left clear liquid (later specified as rainwater) on the floor so as to put the safety of its customers in peril, and for not having taken precautions to alleviate the dangerous situation or to warn customers of the hazard.

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