James v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Nelson v. Freeland · 140 N.C. App. 737 - Von Viczay v. Thoms · Von Viczay v. Thoms · 134 N.C. App. 158 - Lorinovich v. K Mart Corp. · 58 N.C. App. 667 - Southern Railway Co. v. ADM Milling Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“The evidence in the case at bar is uncontested that the condition, which led to plaintiff's fall was not concealed or hidden, that plaintiff had full knowledge rain was falling, that defendant had put out at least one warning sign, that plaintiff heeded the warning sign by wiping her feet several times, and that defendant took steps to remove moisture from the floor where plaintiff fell. Even if the floor was wet due to the rain that evening, this condition would have been an obvious danger of which plaintiff should have been aware since she knew it was raining outside and it was likely that people would track water in on their shoes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Even if the floor was wet due to the rain that evening, this condition would have been an obvious danger of which plaintiff should have been aware since she knew it was raining outside and it was likely that people would track water in on their shoes. [. . .] Since plaintiff [and defendant] had equal knowledge of this obvious danger, and since plaintiff has not shown that the [defendant] had actual or constructive notice that this spot was wet, the [defendant] had no duty to warn plaintiff of this potential peril.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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