Legal Opinion
Carlile v. Wal-Mart
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided December 12, 2002No. 20010632-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BILLINGS, Associate Presiding Judge:
¶ 1 Nanette Carlile (Carlile) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart). We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 On April 11, 2000, Carlile was in the fabrics section of Wal-Mart when she was struck by an electric cart. The woman driving the cart fled the scene and has not been identified. Wal-Mart made the cart available for public use.
¶ 3 On January 5, 2001, Carlile filed a negligence action against Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart responded by filing a motion to dismiss, arguing Carlile’s complaint failed to allege…
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