Vargo v. Warehouse Groceries Management, Inc.

Patricia Vargo appeals from a summary judgment in her negligence action against Warehouse Groceries Management, Inc.

Vargo allegedly was injured as a result of a fall on the afternoon of October 20, 1985, in a Warehouse Groceries store in Gadsden, Alabama. As Vargo attempted to remove a bag of ice from the ice machine located inside the store, she allegedly slipped and fell in water that had collected on the floor in front of the ice machine. Vargo and a witness testified that there were several puddles of water in front of the ice machine.

A store employee testified that after the accident he…