Thomas Brookie went shopping in the Winn Dixie Supermarket. He purchased his items and brought them to

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Thomas Brookie went shopping in the Winn Dixie Supermarket. He purchased his items and brought them to the car without incident. He then made additional trips in and out of the store to get empty boxes and load them into his car. While he was doing so, a beer delivery arrived at the market, and the pallets of beer were stacked about five feet high between the store’s entrance and exit doors. On his third trip into the store, although Mr.Brookie saw the pallets, he tripped and was injured in the fall. He sued Winn Dixie for its failure to warn of the dangerous condition and for its negligence in failing to make the sidewalk safe to walk across. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Winn Dixie. The Florida First District Court of Appeals affirmed this result on the grounds that some dangers are so open and obvious that they cannot be said as a matter of law to be dangerous condition forming grounds for liability. Mr. Brookie lost his legal case. Was Winn Dixie ethically responsible for Mr.Brookie’s injuries? Give your ethical reasons using ethical principles.

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The Legal And Ethical Environment Of Business

ISBN: 9781454893028

2nd Edition

Authors: Gerald R. Ferrera, Mystica M. Alexander, William P. Wiggins, Cheryl Kirschner, Jonathan J. Darrow

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