McDONALD v. SMITTY'S SUPER VALU, INC.

No. 1 CA-CIV 9301.

157 Ariz. 316 (1988)

757 P.2d 120

Virginia L. McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SMITTY'S SUPER VALU, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

June 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holloway & Thomas, P.C. by Paul W. Holloway, and Nicholas E. Vakula, Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jennings, Strouss & Salmon by H. Christian Bode, and Jefferson L. Lankford, Phoenix, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

Plaintiff Virginia L. McDonald appeals from the trial court's dismissal by summary judgment of her claims of negligence against the defendant. The main issue on appeal is whether the trial court erroneously ruled the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur inapplicable.

Facts

The facts are undisputed. Plaintiff entered a store owned by defendant Smitty's Super Valu, Inc., on November 18, 1983, to drink a cup of coffee...

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