Barbara Goldfischer sued A&P after allegedly tripping and falling on a bumpy rubber floor mat while shopping at one of the company's supermarkets.
After the New York County Supreme Court granted the store's dismissal request, Goldfischer appealed to the Appellate Division, First Department.
Because she didn't know what triggered her fall, and neither Goldfischer nor her husband saw any "bump" prior to the incident, the AD1 allowed the dismissal to stand. (The inability to pin down the accident's cause was seen as "fatal" to the lady's case.)
There was no fisching for gold there.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division's decision, please use this link: Goldfischer v Great Atl. & Pac. Tea Co., Inc.