Goddard v. Kings Island Amusement Park, Unpublished Decision (9-7-1999)

The majority has concluded that the evidence in this case could only lead reasonable minds to the conclusion that Kings Island was not responsible for the puddle of liquid on the floor. Construing the evidence in this case most favorably to the Goddards, I reach a different conclusion. Therefore, I must respectfully dissent.

To recover in this case, the Goddards must establish that Woolfork, as an employee of Kings Island, was responsible for creating the puddle of liquid upon which Mrs. Goddard slipped. See Baudo v. Cleveland Clinic Found. (1996), 113 Ohio App.3d 245,248, citing Johnson v.…