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A: Under Pennsylvania slip and fall law, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant store owner/property manager was negligent in some way. The strength of a slip and fall case in Philadelphia will depend on what kind of evidence exists showing that the defendant was negligent.
Under the law, a slip and fall victim must show actual or constructive notice. Actual notice may be proven through witness testimony or documents about a prior complaint about the thing which caused the accident. For example, in a slip and fall case where a broken step caused the fall, evidence of actual notice would be either testimony or documents showing that there were prior complaints about the step. Evidence that the owner created the condition will also establish actual notice.
Constructive notice is anything which shows that the defendant should have known about the defect. For instance, evidence showing that the broken step existed for several months would be evidence of constructive notice.
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Published: July 22, 2012
