Carr v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Johnson, Judge.

Hazel Carr brought this negligence action against Sears, Roebuck & Company to recover damages for injuries she sustained when she tripped over a stack of boxes of merchandise located in front of a customer service island at a Sears store and fell. Without making findings of fact or conclusions of law, the trial court granted Sears’ motion for summary judgment. Carr appeals.

In reviewing the trial court’s ruling, we construe the evidence and all inferences and conclusions arising therefrom most favorably to Carr as the party opposing the motion. Carr testified at a deposition…