Martin v. Consolidated Stores Corp.

Mikell, Judge.

Elmer Martin slipped, fell, and broke his hip while wading through an inch of water in the restroom of a store owned by Consolidated Stores Corporation d/b/a Big Lots (“Consolidated”). Martin filed a personal injury action, and his wife, Mildred Martin, asserted a loss of consortium claim. The trial court granted summary judgment to Consolidated, and the Martins appeal. We affirm.

We apply a de novo standard of review to an appeal from the grant of summary judgment, viewing the evidence and all reasonable conclusions and inferences drawn from it in favor of the nonmovant.…