Gillespie v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
Goolsby, Judge:
Ada Gillespie’s complaint alleges she slipped and fell on a foreign substance while in a store operated by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The circuit court, in a memorandum order, granted Wal-Mart summary judgment. Gillespie appeals. The dispositive issue is whether there is any evidence in the record that Wal-Mart knew of the dangerous condition and failed to remedy it. We affirm.
As the party opposing Wal-Mart’s motion for summary judgment, Gillespie must be given the benefit of all favorable inferences that might be reasonably drawn from the record. Lottie v. SHS Enterprises, Inc., —…
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