Hawkins slipped and fell on a puddle of water just inside of the automatic door to the H. E. Butt Grocery Company's store. The water had been tracked into the store by customers and blown through the door by a strong wind. The store manager was aware of the puddle and had mopped it up several times earlier in the day. Still, no signs had been placed to warn store patrons of the danger. Hawkins brought an action to recover damages for injuries sustained in the fall. Was the store negligent in its conduct?

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11-03-2020
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Hawkins slipped and fell on a puddle of water just inside of the automatic door to the H. E. Butt Grocery Company's store. The water had been tracked into the store by customers and blown through the door by a strong wind. The store manager was aware of the puddle and had mopped it up several times earlier in the day. Still, no signs had been placed to warn store patrons of the danger. Hawkins brought an action to recover damages for injuries sustained in the fall. Was the store negligent in its conduct?

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Answer: Yes

Explanation: The grocery had the duty to use due care to stay its premises during a reasonably safe condition for invitees or to warn them of a hazard. Whether a condition constitutes a danger may be a function of reasonableness. That is, if the ordinarily prudent man could foresee that harm was a possible results of a condition, then it's a danger. the shop knew or should have known that water was present and continuing to accumulate on the ground, and that they negligently did not remove the water.