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Scenario:

MabelSmith, 80, was shopping at a supermarket with her daughter in Montgomery County, Maryland.She walked slowly, with her daughter holding her arm. While walking down an aisle, Mrs. Smith and her daughter maneuvered around a supermarket employee who was restocking fruit from a stack of boxes placed in the middle of the aisle. Despite her attempts to walk around the boxes, Mrs. Smith's left foot caught on the corner of the bottom, box and she fell to the floor, twisting her ankle and hitting the side of the fruit stand with her head. Because she appeared disoriented, an ambulance was called to transport Mrs. Smith to the hospital. At the hospital emergency department, Mrs. Smith was diagnosed with a concussion and a sprained ankle. Mrs. Smith was admitted to the hospital, and she remained there for two days.

Mrs. Smith wants to file a lawsuit against the supermarket in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County Maryland to recover costs for her medical expenses. You are tasked with analyzing whether Mrs. Smith is likely to recover damages. You have a promising case which is summarized below.

Case Analysis

Case A: Anderson v. Stop & Shop

Anderson v. Stop & Shopis a case where the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld the jury's award of damages. The Court of Special Appeals is an intermediate (middle level) appellate court in the Maryland state judicial system.

Anderson, a 42-year-old clerical worker, tripped and fell over a case of cola that had fallen off the shelf and was sitting in the aisle of an Annapolis, Maryland convenience store. She was taken by ambulance to a local emergency room where she was treated fora sprained right ankle, and a torn ligament in her right knee.

Anderson sued the convenience store claiming the case of cola was blocking the aisle and that the store was negligent in not moving it out of the way. The Defendant store claimed it had no knowledge that the case of cola had fallen off the shelf.

The jury found that the Defendant convenience store was liable for the Plaintiff's injuries and awarded the Plaintiff damages of $99,112.

1. IsAnderson v. Stop & Shopmandatory authority in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland? Explain why or why not.

2. Using analogical reasoning, explain how the facts of theAndersoncase could be used to support Mrs. Smith's case.

3.Is Ms. Smith likely to collect damages from her lawsuit?