Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic, Ltd. v. Turner

W.H. “Dub” Arnold, Chief Justice.

This is a slip-and-fall case. It arises out of an injury Dyanna Turner, appellee, sustained while on the premises of appellant, Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic (FDC), on December 18, 1995. Turner sued FDC in tort to recover damages. At the close of a one-day trial, the jury found FDC negligent and returned a $48,703 judgment. FDC then filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), a motion for remittitur, and a motion for a new trial, all of which were denied by order of the trial judge. FDC argues on appeal that there was insufficient evidence…