Dolgencorp, Inc. v. Taylor

I respectfully disagree with my colleagues that the trial court should have granted the motion for a judgment as a matter of law filed by Dolgencorp, Inc. Therefore, I dissent.

This Court has long held that “a premises owner owes any business invitee ‘ “a duty to exercise reasonable care to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition.” ’ ” Shiv-Ram, Inc. v. McCaleb, 892 So.2d 299, 314 (Ala.2003) (quoting Kmart Corp. v. Peak, 757 So.2d 1138, 1144 (Ala.1999), quoting in turn Norris v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 628 So.2d 475, 477 (Ala.1993)). See also Borden v. Consumer Warehouse Foods,…