Gilligan v. Villanova University

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County dismissing appellant’s motion for a new trial and/or for the removal of nonsuit. The only issue before this Court is whether there was sufficient evidence presented, at the close of plaintiff's case, from which a jury could have imposed liability on appellee, Villa-nova University. For the reasons below, we affirm.

This case arises from a slip and fall by appellant, Donald Gilligan, on the campus of Villanova University on February 18, 1986, while walking across campus to attend a basketball game…