Reaching for a bottle of soda from a display in a Bargain Mart store,Cody slips in a puddle of spilled soda and falls,suffering an injury.Bargain Mart's employees are not aware of the spilled soda until Cody falls.In a suit against Bargain Mart,Cody will most likely

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Bargain Mart has a duty to exercise reasonable care to maintain their premises, including keeping aisles clear and safe for customers. The fact that they were not aware of the spill does not absolve them from liability if the spill was foreseeable, meaning a reasonable person would have taken steps to prevent the spill from occurring or cleaned it up promptly after becoming aware of it. Cody's injury was a foreseeable consequence of Bargain Mart's failure to maintain a safe premises, and therefore, Cody is likely to win the lawsuit. Bargain Mart may have a claim against the soda bottler, but that does not affect their liability to Cody.

Reaching for a Bottle of Soda from a Display in a Bargain