Cochran v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.

Plaintiff-appellee was injured when she slipped and fell in a parking lot, used in common by all patrons of a shopping mall, and owned by L.E.G., an Illinois corporation. Defendant, the operator of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, commonly known as “A & P,” leased space in the mall for its grocery store. Plaintiff had fallen in the parking lot, on a ramp, located at defendant’s door. At trial, the jury rendered its verdict in favor of the plaintiff. We affirm.

Defendant argues that as a lessee, it did not owe plaintiff a duty to maintain in a reasonably safe condition the area where…