PADGETT v. J.C. PENNEY CO., INC.

No. 9222SC1005.

437 S.E.2d 401 (1993)

112 N.C. App. 842

Bonnie J. PADGETT, Plaintiff, v. J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eisele & Ashburn, P.A. by Douglas G. Eisele, Statesville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Golding, Meekins, Holden, Cosper & Stiles by Lawrence W. Jones, Charlotte, of counsel, for defendant-appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

In this action, plaintiff alleges that personal injuries sustained when she tripped over an umbrella in a box at defendant department store were a result of defendant's negligence. Plaintiff argues that defendant knew or should have known that the protruding umbrella created a hazardous condition, and that defendant failed either to correct the hazard or to warn the plaintiff of the hazard.

Plaintiff and her husband were shopping at defendant...

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