Lonnie E. Pope v. Holiday Inns, Inc., Etc.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case, which arose out of a slip and fall on an icy motel parking lot, presents one of those rare occasions when we are favored with a recent dis-positive ease that gives us guidance that the trial court did not enjoy. After a jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff-appellant, the learned trial judge interpreted Texas law as establishing evidentiary standards that appellant had not met and accordingly granted appellees’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Texas law in this area of negligence often provides a treacherous path, but a recent…