Soares v. Stop & Shop Companies

The plaintiff obtained a verdict for injuries resulting from a slip and fall on premises controlled by the defendant, and the defendant appealed from the ensuing judgment and the denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. 1. The defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was waived, and its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict properly denied, because of the defendant’s failure to renew its motion for a directed verdict at the close of its own case. Martin v. Hall, 369 Mass. 882, 884 (1976). Mass.R.Civ.P. 50(b), 365 Mass. 814 (1974). The case…