Legal Opinion · Dissent

Fisher v. Big Y Foods, Inc.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided September 21, 2010No. SC 18406Published

1DissentPalmer, J.

In Kelly v. Stop & Shop, Inc., 281 Conn. 768, 791-92, 918 A.2d 249 (2007), this court adopted the mode of operation rule, a rule of premises liability pursuant to which a business invitee, who is injured on the premises of a self-service business due to a dangerous condition that was a foreseeable consequence of the business’ self-service mode of operation, may recover without proof that the business had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition if the business failed to take reasonable measures to discover and remove the dangerous condition.1 Although the *442majority does not say…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Corbin v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Parsons v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  3. Gonzales v. Winn-Dixie Louisiana, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  4. Owens v. Publix Supermarkets, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2001
  5. Pimentel v. Roundup CompanyWashington Supreme Court · 1983

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