Wood v. Kroger Co.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1385

Syllabus

SUMMARY JUDGMENT – PREMISES LIABILITY – NEGLIGENCE – NO-DUTY WINTER RULE – UNNATURAL ACCUMULATION: The trial court erred in granting summary judgment against plaintiff on her claim for negligence against defendant premises owner after plaintiff fell on a patch of ice while pumping gas, where competing evidence created a genuine dispute of material fact as to whether a hole in a roof canopy created an unnatural accumulation of ice at the covered gas pump and as to whether the premises owner had superior knowledge of a substantially more dangerous condition than an invitee would appreciate, given the lack of winter precipitation on the ground.