Taylor v. Keith O'Brien, Inc.

MAUGHAN, Justice:

Here on appeal is an order of the court below granting judgment in favor of defendant, notwithstanding a verdict for plaintiff, in a slip-and-fall matter.

Plaintiff initiated this action, to recover damages for the personal injuries she sustained, when she slipped and fell in the entry way of defendant’s dry goods store; alleging a slippery, foreign substance, as the cause. At the close of the evidence, defense counsel, pursuant to Rule 50(b), U.R.C.P., made a motion for a directed verdict. This motion was taken under advisement by the court. After entry of the judgment on the…