Cohen v. West County Motor Co.

GRIMM, Presiding Judge.

This is a wrongful-death case. Defendant West County Motor Company operates a business on both sides of a public street. An automobile struck decedent as he crossed the street, going from one part of the business to another. Plaintiffs sued, claiming defendant failed “to warn of the danger or to modify the area,” or to remedy the condition. The trial court sustained defendant’s summary judgment motion.

Plaintiffs raise one point on appeal. They allege that summary judgment was improper because defendant owed decedent “a duty to maintain both its premises and the…