Ott v. Unclaimed Freight Co.

BROSKY, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court which granted summary judgment in favor of appellees. Appellant presents the following two issues for review: (1) whether a possessor of land owes a duty to individuals, who walk across a parking lot located on the land, to keep the lot free of snow and ice; and (2) whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of appellees pursuant to the assumption of risk doctrine.

The relevant facts are as follows. On February 2, 1987, appellant, Henrietta Ott, parked her car and was on her way to the Frankford El (El).…