Wells v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

This appeal stems from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying plaintiff’s motion to vacate the summary judgment entered in favor of the defendant, Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P). Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment and that the court’s refusal to vacate that order constitutes an abuse of discretion.

For the reasons which follow, we affirm the decision of the trial court. On February 7, 1982, plaintiff Zadie Wells (Zadie) slipped and fell on a patch of ice in A&P’s parking lot. She filed a two-count…