Turner v. Fleet Leasing, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment for defendant in this action for personal injuries that she suffered when she slipped and fell on defendant’s dance floor. She assigns as error that the court, at the close of plaintiffs case, granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. We reverse.

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff. Paulson v. Western Life Insurance Co., 292 Or 38, 40 n 1, 636 P2d 935 (1981). The jury could have found these facts. Defendant owns and operates a truck stop and tavern. The tavern features live country music and has two dance floors. Plaintiff, a…