BROOKSHIRE GROCERY CO. v. GOSS

No. 07-0085.

262 S.W.3d 793 (2008)

BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Barbara GOSS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

August 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike A. Hatchell, Sarah B. Duncan, Elissa Gail Underwood, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP, Austin, Deborah J. Race, Ireland Carroll & Kelley, P.C., Charles H. Clark, Clark Lea Rutter & Logsdon, Charles Lewis Ainsworth, Parker, Bunt & Ainsworth, PC, Tyler, John W. Alexander, Alexander & Boswell, Winnsboro, TX, for Petitioner.

P. Michael Jung, Strasburger & Price, L.L.P., Dallas, Jeffrey R. Ward, George Alan Boll, Juneau, Boll, Ward & Carboy, P.L.L.C., Addison, TX, for Respondent.

Kimberly Paige Harris, Uloth & Peavler, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, AMA for Amicus Curiae.


PER CURIAM.

A grocery store employee was injured when she attempted to maneuver around a loaded cart. A jury found that her employer's negligence proximately caused the incident, and the court of appeals affirmed the trial court's judgment. Because we conclude that any danger of stepping around such carts is commonly known, we hold that the employer had no duty to warn employees of the risk or provide specialized training to avoid that hazard. We reverse and render...

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