You are a law clerk for the Law Firm of Smith and Jones which represents Mega Mall. Please draft a legal memorandum based on the following facts:

While shopping at Mega Mall Ms. Monroe slipped and fell hurting her back. Ms. Monroe had slipped on an ice cream cone dropped by a child a few minutes earlier. The ice cream had been purchased at a store in Mega Mall and Ms. Monroe claims that, as a result of Mega Mall's negligence, she suffered injuries, for which she is claiming damages of $125,000. Ms. Monroe has made a claim of injury due to negligence.

Please determine whether there was a duty owed to Ms. Monroe. Do not concern yourself with issues of the plaintiff's comparative negligence.