Orum v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant wife, whom we shall refer to as the appellant, and her husband sued for damages resulting from an injury she sustained from a fall in one of appellee's stores. At the conclusion of their case, appellee moved for a directed verdict. When the motion was denied, appellee stood upon its motion and offered no testimony. The case was submitted to the jury which returned a substantial verdict for appellants. Appellee then moved to set aside the verdict and enter judgment in its favor. This motion was granted, and our question is whether it was properly granted.

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