A. B. C. Drug Co. v. Sweat

Cooper, Judge.

Appellee Shirley Sweat sprained her knee when she fell in appellant’s store. She sued appellant for personal injuries and her husband sued for loss of consortium. The trial court denied appellant’s motion for summary judgment, and we accepted this interlocutory appeal to determine whether summary judgment should have been granted.

Viewing the relevant evidence in a light most favorable to appellees as nonmovants on a motion for summary judgment, it appears that Mrs. Sweat slipped in a silver-dollar-sized spot of clear liquid in one of the aisles of appellant’s store. Otis Peace,…