Kauffman v. Eastern Food & Gas, Inc.

Miller, Judge.

After purchasing goods from an Amoco food store, Richard Kauffman walked on the store’s sidewalk leading from the store entrance to a waiting vehicle parked only a few feet away in the store’s parking lot. He slipped on a three-foot patch of clear ice on the sidewalk, breaking three ribs and injuring his wrist. Alleging negligence, he sued Sam Shariff and Eastern Food & Gas, Inc. as owners of the land and store. The owners moved for summary judgment on the ground that they had no actual or constructive knowledge of the hazard. The trial court agreed, holding that the owners had…