Brookshire Grocery Co. v. Taylor

in which Chief Justice JEFFERSON, Justice WAINWRIGHT, Justice BRISTER, Justice GREEN, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice WILLETT joined.

Respondent Mary Francis Taylor sued petitioner Brookshire Grocery Co. for injuries she suffered to her knee when she slipped and fell on a piece of partially melted ice on a tile floor in front of a self-service soft drink dispenser in petitioner’s grocery store. The trial court denied Brookshire’s motion for summary judgment, granted partial summary judgment for Taylor on premises liability, and rendered judgment for Taylor for damages found by the jury. The court…