RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. v. Williams

This is a slip and fall case. The plaintiff, Howard Williams, Sr., sued Holy Name of Jesus Hospital, alleging that an employee of the hospital had negligently or wantonly mopped his bathroom floor while he was out walking and that the hospital had failed to warn him that the bathroom floor was wet. After a trial on the merits, the jury found in favor of Williams and awarded him $100,000. The hospital appeals from a judgment based on that verdict.

FACTS

In September 1990 Howard Williams, Sr., was admitted to the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital because he was experiencing chest pains. After a…