Mixon v. Trinity Services, Inc.

Benham, Judge.

Appellant brought suit against appellee to recover damages for injuries which appellant alleged he had suffered when he slipped and fell on a floor in an area of his workplace for which appellee provided janitorial services. This appeal is from a judgment for appellee entered on a directed verdict and from the denial of appellant’s motion for new trial.

1. At the conclusion of all the evidence, appellee renewed its motion for a directed verdict in its favor. The trial court agreed with appellee’s counsel during a colloquy on the motion that appellant had not proved an essential…