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· 12/8/2003

Rehn v. Westfield America

Citations

  • 837 A.2d 981
  • 153 Md. App. 586
  • 2003 Md. App. LEXIS 155

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding four minutes was not enough time to establish constructive notice
  • affirming summary judgment where the spilled substance was on the floor for less than four minutes
  • granting summary judgment to a defendant with actual knowledge of a spill because the plaintiffs “conjecture” about how long the spill was on the ground was “not a permissible evidentiary basis” to infer the defendant’s negligence
  • “ ‘[Storekeepers are not insurers of their customers’ safety, and no presumption of negligence arises merely because an injury was sustained on a storekeeper’s premises.’ ”
  • third party spilled soda on the floor of a fast-food restaurant

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Judges: Adkins

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