Furr's, Inc. v. Logan

OPINION

LARSEN, Justice.

Defendants Furr’s, Inc. and Water Vend, Inc. appeal from a judgment awarding plaintiff Athena Logan $82,255.24 for damages she sustained in a slip and fall accident. We affirm.

FACTS

Furr’s is a grocery store chain with a retail facility in Odessa, Texas. On the sidewalk outside the store, Water Vend, Inc. placed a coin-operated machine selling purified water for drinking and cooking. On Christmas Day 1989, Furr’s was closed but the Water Vend machine was accessible. That day, plaintiff Athena Logan volunteered to purchase water to make ice tea for a large family dinner.…