Humphrey v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Opinion

PALMER, J.

The plaintiff, Darren Humphrey, commenced this action against the defendant, Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc., for damages that he allegedly had sustained when he slipped and fell on some grapes in a supermarket owned and operated by the defendant. Following a bench trial, the court rendered judgment for the defendant after finding that the plaintiff had failed to establish that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the existence of the grapes on the floor. Shortly thereafter, this court decided Kelly v. Stop & Shop, Inc., 281 Conn. 768, 918 A.2d 249…