Capes v. Dollar General Corp.

Phipps, Judge.

JoAnn Capes was injured while shopping at a Dollar General Store in Bremen. At the time, the aisles were strewn with boxes of merchandise to be placed on the display shelves. While attempting to step over one of the boxes, Capes tripped and fell. Capes filed this negligence action against Dollar General Corporation to recover for her injuries. She appeals the trial court’s award of summary judgment to Dollar General. We agree with the trial court’s ruling and affirm.

In Bruno’s, Inc. v. West,1 a shopper tripped and fell over a box in the aisle of a grocery store. We recognized…