Cash v. Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc.

The plaintiff, O.D. Cash, brought an action for negligence against Winn-Dixie. The circuit court granted a directed verdict for the defendant.

The plaintiff was injured as a result of a fall which occurred about 3 p.m. in the Winn-Dixie store. He was a customer, and had been in the store approximately thirty minutes when the injury occurred. As the plaintiff entered isle # 10 he stepped on a can of food which caused him to fall. The plaintiff testified that earlier he had found a soft drink bottle on the floor in aisle # 3 or # 4.

The store manager testified that after the accident he observed…