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WHITEHOUSE v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

No. 12352.

385 A.2d 755 (1978)

Madelaine O. WHITEHOUSE, Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 25, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry L. Ryan, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Ronald G. Guziak, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before GALLAGHER and MACK, Associate Judges, and FAUNTLEROY, Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

PER CURIAM:

Appellant slipped and fell in a Safeway Store, and sued alleging that her accident was caused by appellee's negligent and careless maintenance of the store. The trial court granted a motion for summary judgment in appellee's favor. Because the court erred in assessing the narrow question of notice, we reverse and remand for trial.

Appellant did not know what caused her to fall. After the accident, however, the Assistant Store Manager found a hole...

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