Samantha Smith Case
Legal Research In an attempt to win a case it is important to have all the information that pertains to your case. Not only are primary sources of information important but secondary sources are just as important. These sources are easy to read and understand and they can help win a case. In our case Samantha Smith had an accident in a retail store where she slipped on shampoo that had leaked from the bottle and suffered a broken hip. In her suite against the store Samantha claims the store is at fault; however, the store claims that Samantha failed to exercise due care while shopping and that she is partially to blame for the accident. The three articles below pertain to our case in one way or another. 62A Am. Jur. 2d Premises Liability § 518 (2014)
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In his distraction, he failed to notice that a box had been placed on the floor by the associates and tripped over it, sustaining injuries. It became apparent that the store had no stock regulations and that the employees frequently sets bocks on the floor while they were restocking the shelves. During an interview of the employees, many of them consented that there could possibly be a safer way to stock the shelves without putting the customers at risk. However, the jury decided that due to the customer’s failure to pay a certain amount of attention that he is partially at fault for his injuries. In this article I learned that while the store has a certain due to make sure they keep their facility safe for all their customers, the customers must also realize that they too have to pay a sufficient amount of attention to their surroundings in order to avoid any injuries that may have been inadvertently missed by store employees. 49-AUG Trial 32 Premises Liability
In his distraction, he failed to notice that a box had been placed on the floor by the associates and tripped over it, sustaining injuries. It became apparent that the store had no stock regulations and that the employees frequently sets bocks on the floor while they were restocking the shelves. During an interview of the employees, many of them consented that there could possibly be a safer way to stock the shelves without putting the customers at risk. However, the jury decided that due to the customer’s failure to pay a certain amount of attention that he is partially at fault for his injuries. In this article I learned that while the store has a certain due to make sure they keep their facility safe for all their customers, the customers must also realize that they too have to pay a sufficient amount of attention to their surroundings in order to avoid any injuries that may have been inadvertently missed by store employees. 49-AUG Trial 32 Premises Liability