Adams v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Celia Faye Adams appeals the grant of summary judgment to Sears, Roebuck & Company and the manager of a Sears’ store, Leon Washington. Adams sought damages from Sears and Washington for injuries she allegedly received in a slip and fall in a Sears’ store that Washington managed.'

Adams’ verified complaint alleged that while she was walking in the store and looking at the merchandise, she stepped on a store hanger, lost her balance, and fell to the floor injuring her knee, and the complaint further alleged that the defendants failed to inspect and maintain the store…