Ashcraft v. Peoples Liberty Bank & Trust Co.

DYCHE, Judge.

A heavy snow fell in the Northern Kentucky area on February 12, 1985. Three days later, Dorothy Ashcraft went to Peoples Liberty Bank & Trust Co. (hereinafter “bank”) to transact some business. She parked her car in the parking lot owned by the bank and operated by Allright Parking, Inc. (hereinafter “Allright”). Although her visit to the bank was in the daylight hours, making it clearly visible that neither the bank nor Allright had made any attempt to clear the lot of snow and ice, Mrs. Ashcraft proceeded from her car to the bank.

While crossing the lot, she slipped on the ice…