Slip and Fall • Circumstantial Evidence • Foreseeably Dangerous Condition • Business Invitee
Craven v. Lawrence Cnty. Physical Therapy Inst., PICS Case No. 17-0120 (C.P. Lawrence Oct. 24, 2016) Motto, P. J. (12 pages).
Defendant was not entitled to summary judgment in plaintiff’s slip and fall complaint based on her fall in swimming pool locker room because a jury could reasonably conclude that a dangerous condition existed and defendant should have known of it, while plaintiff did not see the substance that caused her to fall, she noted that the floor was waxy and shiny, another patient had exited the pool and gone to the locker room before plaintiff did, there were no rubber mats and defendant recognized the danger of slipping as evidenced by its advisory to patients to wear flip flops. Motion denied.
