Legal Opinion
Settles v. REDSTONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 2002No. 00-CV-1677PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
Telisa Settles, an employee of Payless Shoe Store (Payless), brought this action against Redstone Development Corporation (Redstone), Payless’ landlord, alleging that Redstone was liable to her for personal injuries suffered when a ceiling tile fell on her at the Payless store. The trial court granted Redstone’s motion for summary judgment, concluding that Redstone owed Ms. Settles no legal duty. Ms. Settles appeals; we affirm.
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The accident which gave rise to this action occurred on July 28, 1996. The wet piece of eeihng tile that struck Ms. Settles caused injuries to…
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