FRANCE v. WINN-DIXIE SUPERMARKET, INC.

No. 8317SC1185.

320 S.E.2d 25 (1984)

Helen Susan FRANCE v. WINN-DIXIE SUPERMARKET, INC.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin Smith, Elkin, for plaintiff-appellant.

Petree, Stockton, Robinson, Vaughn, Glaze & Maready by G. Gray Wilson and Penni L. Pearson, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.


WHICHARD, Judge.

A store owner does not insure customers against slipping and falling. To hold the owner liable, plaintiff must show that defendant either (1) negligently created the condition causing the injury, or (2) negligently failed to correct the condition after actual or constructive notice of its existence. Hinson v. Cato's, Inc., 271 N.C. 738, 157 S.E.2d 537 (1967).

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