IHOP is a No Show: Plaintiff Gets $1.13 Million Default Judgment in Slip-Fall Case
Posted by Top of My Class at 1/1/2008 5:23 PM 
Categories: Slip/Fall Injury, Personal Injury News, Company Liability
Categories: Slip/Fall Injury, Personal Injury News, Company Liability
The International House of Pancakes, better known as IHOP, failed to defend itself in a lawsuit filed by a man who tripped in one of its Texas restaurants and the judge awarded the patron a $1.13 million default, according to The Southeast Texas Record.
The legal journal reported on December 18, 2007 that the victim alleged he had just entered the IHOP when he tripped over rolled up floor mats. The suit also named the restaurants' manager.
The defendants had until December 17, 2007 to respond to the complaint but did not. The suit alleged that the mat was "improperly, negligently and carelessly placed on the premises." According to the paper, neither the suit nor the judgment described the nature of the customer's injuries.
The legal journal reported on December 18, 2007 that the victim alleged he had just entered the IHOP when he tripped over rolled up floor mats. The suit also named the restaurants' manager.
The defendants had until December 17, 2007 to respond to the complaint but did not. The suit alleged that the mat was "improperly, negligently and carelessly placed on the premises." According to the paper, neither the suit nor the judgment described the nature of the customer's injuries.
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