Cooper v. Pathmark Stores, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding the evidence did not support an inference that defendant created the puddle
• “The mere fact that a puddle of liquid originated from store merchandise does not establish the creation of the puddle, because, the puddle is not a direct consequence of the defendant’s passive activity of providing merchandise for sale.”
• “The mere fact that a [dangerous condition] originated from store merchandise does not establish the [defendant’s] creation of the condition, because, the [condition] is not a direct consequent of the defendant’s passive activity of providing merchandise for sale.”
• “The mere fact that a puddle of liquid originated from store merchandise does not establish the creation of the puddle, because the puddle is not a direct consequence of the defendant’s passive activity of providing merchandise for sale.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).