Southerland v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JONES, Judge:

In this trip and fall negligence action, Appellant, Susan Southerland, requests this Court reverse a summary judgment granted by the trial court at the request of Defendant-Appellee, Wal-Mart Stores. There are two central propositions which will resolve the errors raised by Appellant: (1) did the trial court err in determining the object over which Appellant tripped was open and obvious; and, (2) does the comparative negligence statute of this State abrogate the open and obvious rule of premises liability? Both questions we answer in the negative:

Susan…