{"id":1268,"date":"2017-01-05T08:22:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T14:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=1268"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:37:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:37:17","slug":"illinois-woman-fails-show-store-negligent-falls-rocks-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/illinois-woman-fails-show-store-negligent-falls-rocks-parking-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Woman Fails to Show Store Was Negligent After She Falls on Rocks in Parking Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a recent case<\/a>, a woman sued a store alleging negligence after she fell in a parking lot. According to the court’s written opinion, the plaintiff\u00a0was shopping with her husband in Hodgkins, Illinois when she fell after stepping on some small rocks in a parking lot. The plaintiff suffered a serious injury as a result of her fall and filed a premises liability lawsuit against the store.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the area where she fell was outside the entrance to the defendant’s home improvement store. Near the entrance, there was a planter with a small tree inside, which was filled with decorative river rocks similar to those on which\u00a0the plaintiff had stepped. The store also sold these rocks. Witnesses testified that the planter needed to be refilled from time to time, and one of the store\u2019s managers had seen children playing in the planter on occasion. The store\u2019s general manager testified that he walked through\u00a0the store and the parking lot every day to check for safety hazards. In addition, he testified that other employees walked through the parking lot during the day and were required to report any hazards.<\/p>\n

In response to the claim against it, the store moved for summary judgment, and a federal court granted the motion. A federal appeals court agreed and determined there was not sufficient evidence to proceed to trial on whether the store\u2019s negligence caused the woman\u2019s fall. The court explained there was no direct or circumstantial evidence indicating the store was responsible for the rocks being in the parking lot, rather than the rocks\u2019 presence being caused by another customer. Although the woman argued an employee\u2019s action could have<\/em> caused the rocks to be there, it was only speculation. In addition, there was no evidence that the store knew or should have known of the danger of fallen rocks. Furthermore, there was no evidence of any other incidents involving rocks in the parking lot or of fallen rocks or past complaints. As a result, the case was dismissed.<\/p>\n

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