Henderson v. LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

Elaine and Kenneth Henderson filed a personal injury action against Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. for injuries sustained after Elaine Henderson tripped over a security cable outside a hardware store owned by Lowe’s. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Lowe’s. The Hendersons appeal from the judgment entered on the verdict.

The Hendersons contend the trial court erred by charging on assumption of risk because there was no evidence supporting such a defense. We disagree.

“Assumption of risk assumes that the actor, without coercion of circumstances, chooses a course of action…