Breckenridge v. Meierhoffer-Fleeman Funeral Home, Inc.

ELLIS, Presiding Judge.

On Saturday, January 22, 1994, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Kirk and Debbie Breckenridge and other family members began arriving at the Meierhoffer-Fleeman Funeral Home, Inc. (“Meierhoffer”) for a family viewing of a deceased relative. The temperature outside had been above freezing since 6:00 a.m. that morning, reaching a high of fifty-five degrees at 3:00 p.m. that afternoon.

When family member Phyllis Dye arrived at the funeral home, she observed a funeral home employee hosing off the walkways lead ing to the building. Other family members noted that the hoses were…