Houston v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

CATHELL, Judge.

In resolving the instant appeal, we shall address an issue of first impression—the immunity from civil liability of retail establishments under Maryland Code (1973, 1995 Repl.Vol.), *180§ 5-378 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (CJ). In toto, that section, as codified, now reads:

[Immunity]—Customer use of employee toilet facility in retail establishment.1^(a) Definition.—In this section “customer” means an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a retail establishment.(b) In general.—A retail establishment and any employee of a retail establishment are not…