Sanchez v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

We reverse the summary judgment entered in favor of Sears, Roebuck and Co. in this slip and fall action brought by a Sear’s shopper. Miriam Sanchez alleged that she was injured when she slipped on a fallen Sear’s store sign. A review of the record demonstrates that summary judgment was granted before the facts of the case were sufficiently developed to enable the trial court to be reasonably certain that no genuine issue of material fact existed. See Epstein v. Guidance Corp., Inc., 736 So.2d 137 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); Singer v. Star, 510 So.2d 637, 639 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987); see also Lubarsky v.…