TIFFANY COVINGTON v. ESV REALTY, LLC, et al.

Torts — Slip and fall — Duty to inspect

Tiffany Covington (“Covington”), appellant, stepped on a curb and fell into a six-to-seven-inch depression in a landscaped island located in a shopping center parking lot, owned and managed by ESV Realty, LLC (“ESV Realty”), appellee. Covington filed a lawsuit against ESV Realty for negligence alleging, in pertinent part, that the depression was dangerous and ESV Realty had a duty to inspect and maintain the landscaped island for uniformity in height and grade.

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