Dillon v. Grand Union Co.

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Appellant, a retail customer, broke a bone in his right hand when he slipped on a foreign substance and fell while walking alongside the meat counter in appellee’s store. He now appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of appellee.

1. “In [slip and fall] cases involving foreign substances the customer does not ordinarily know if the substance which caused him to fall has been placed on the floor through negligence attributable to the owner or through that of someone other than the owner. While the owner or occupier of land is liable to invitees for his failure…