A nearly decade-long legal fight over a slip-and-fall incident inside a Cape Town Pick n Pay store has reached its final stop, after the Supreme Court of Appeal SCA dismissed the retailer's last attempt to challenge liability, with costs, Cape townEtc reports.
The ruling brings closure to the merits phase of a personal injury case brought by Maria Williams, widow of the late Springbok rugby legend Chester Williams, following an accident at a Pick n Pay store in 2017. With all avenues of appeal now exhausted, the matter shifts to the final calculation and settlement of damages.
The SCA confirmed that Pick n Pay failed to meet its duty to provide reasonably safe premises for customers.
