Wallace v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wallace (plaintiff) slipped on a grape at a Wal-Mart (defendant) and sued for negligence. Wal-Mart won summary judgment on the ground it lacked actual or constructive notice of the hazard, based on evidence of its employees' locations and the store's inspection procedures at the time.

Whether a plaintiff can establish constructive notice of a hazard in a premises-liability case by showing the condition existed long enough to be discovered with reasonable care.