Bodeman v. Shutto Super Markets, Inc.

We granted certiorari to review Bodeman v. Shutto Markets, Inc. (Court of Appeals No. 77-201, April 20, 1978) (not selected for official publication). The court of appeals, in a split decision, reversed a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff. We reverse and remand to the court of appeals for further proceedings not inconsistent with the directives contained in this opinion.

Alice Bodeman, an elderly woman, was the plaintiff in the trial court. She was injured when the shopping cart which she was pushing overturned on a sloped asphalt ramp leading from the sidewalk in front of the grocery…