Asmussen v. New Golden Hotel Company

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

In this case Mrs. Asmussen (plaintiff-appellant) slipped and fell on a waxed linoleum floor. At the close of the case the trial court directed a verdict for the New Golden Hotel Company (defendant-respondent). NRCP 50 (a). The judge apparently believed that a finding of liability was precluded as a matter of law. We agree, and affirm the judgment.

The facts are undisputed. On January 13, 1962 Mrs. Asmussen, an invited guest of the hotel, stepped from the elevator onto the hotel lobby floor. Her right foot slipped from under her. She fell to the floor and was…