Boatright v. Rich's, Inc.

Evans, Judge.

This is what is commonly known as a “slip .and fall” case in which the appellant slipped and fell in a restaurant while walking toward the cashier preparatory to leaving the establishment in which she was an invitee. Her testimony shows that she was “looking toward the cashier,” as she walked on a plastic mat, “but . . . didn’t look down” and that “something caused me to fall” because “something was spilled on the floor.” Another witness testified plaintiff slipped and fell on foodstuff believed to be gelatine, and there was evidence that employees of the defendant walked…