Bell v. Kroger Co.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 2495

Syllabus

Appellant slipped and fell on ice in a store parking lot and asserted negligence claims against the store, the parking lot owner, and the snow removal contractor. Trial court did not err by granting summary judgment in favor of appellees because appellant failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether either exception to the \no-duty winter rule\ applied and failed to establish a genuine issue of material fact as to whether the snow removal contractor was negligent. Appellate court affirmed summary judgment decision after conducting de novo review and considering all portions of appellant's expert witness report and testimony; therefore, any error committed by the trial court in excluding portions of that report and testimony was harmless because it did not affect the final determination of the case.