On the afternoon of 26 October 2012, Mrs. AC visited the C’s
restaurant in Parkins, Texas, for a lunch after a salon visit with a
church group. Mrs. AC and the church group members arrived
at the restaurant in a van. It was raining steadily and heavily at
the time of their arrival (to the restaurant). As such, the van was
parked close to the entrance to accommodate for the rain.
Mr. Priggs (Assistant Manager of the C’s at that time) held the
front door open as they were entering the restaurant. The first
group of ladies entered the restaurant. When Cynthia (a member
of the group who witnessed Mrs. AC’s fall from the
posterior view) and Mrs. AC entered the restaurant, they were
among the last of the group to enter the restaurant.
Mrs. AC entered the restaurant and walked toward the end
of the mat to look for the group. She located the group by
identifying the ‘backs of their heads.’ She walked from the end
of the last mat onto the exposed tile floor, where she slipped
and fell to the left side of her body fracturing her pelvis. Mrs.
AC was assisted by the restaurant employees until the ambulance
transported her to the hospital.