Texas Supreme Court

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Petitioner v. Lizzie Reece, Respondent

June 20, 200245 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 863

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that an invitee must show that a dangerous condition existed long enough to give the premises owner a reasonable opportunity to discover it; mere employee proximity to the hazard is insufficient for constructive notice, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals and entered judgment for Wal-Mart.