Glorioso v. Ness

Plaintiff appeals after the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants in this “trip-and-fall” case. We conclude that the evidence is legally insufficient to impose premises liability against defendant property owners, even viewing that evidence most favorably to plaintiff and assuming that defendants are held to the standard of care owed to an invitee. Accordingly, we affirm.

Plaintiff, a professional photographer, was hired to photograph a wedding at the home of defendants, the groom’s mother and her husband. Plaintiff arrived at defendants’ residence before the ceremony and began to…