House v. European Health Spa

Rhodes, Justice.

This is a personal injury action arising out of an incident in which Tanya House (Respondent) alleges she slipped on a foreign substance while entering a shower at the European Health Spa (Appellant). From a verdict for actual damages in favor of Respondent, the European Health Spa appeals arguing, among other questions, that it is not liable in that the only reasonable inference to be drawn from the evidence is that Respondent was guilty of negligence which contributed as a proximate cause of her injury. We agree and reverse.

In considering an appeal from the trial court’s…