Collins v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

In this slip-and-fall negligence case, the Superior Court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

Both the plaintiff and her husband testified on deposition that the floor of the defendant’s store was slippery because of excess waxing and polishing which caused plaintiff to fall. The defendant’s case on summary judgment purported to negate those contentions by the testimony of the defendant’s maintenance personnel as to their routine procedures and methods in waxing and polishing the floors.

In granting summary judgment to the defendant, the Superior Court stated:

“It is axiomatic…