Cook v. Delite Beauty Supply, Inc.

Banke, Judge.

As appellant attempted to exit the business premises of appellee, she failed to notice an approximately 4-inch step-down from the entrance to the walkway. Although she did not fall completely to the ground, she nevertheless suffered a broken ankle and a twisted right shoulder. Appellee maintained no warning sign at the doorway.

In a deposition taken on June 4, 1982, appellant testified that she had not been talking to anyone and that nothing had distracted her as she exited the store. However, in an affidavit signed on August 10, 1982, one day before the hearing on appellee’s…