Legal Opinion

Baker v. Fenneman & Brown Properties, LLC

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 26, 2003No. 87A04-0210-CV-492PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Aaron Baker appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment to Fenneman & Brown Properties, L.L.C. and Southern Bells of Indiana, Inc., all d/b/a Taco Bell (hereinafter collectively "Taco Bell"). Baker raises one issue, which we restate as whether Taco Bell has a duty to assist a customer who falls to the floor and loses consciousness when the customer's fall was not due to any fault of Taco Bell. 1

We reverse and remand. 2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 26, 1999, Baker entered the Taco Bell store in Newburgh, Indiana, to purchase a soft drink. Upon entering the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Southland Corp. v. GriffithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  2. Depue v. FlatauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
  3. Hovermale v. Berkeley Springs Moose Lodge No. 1483West Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. L.S. Ayres Company v. HicksIndiana Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Gilbertson v. LeiningerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. Salte v. YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago FoundationAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
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