Food Lion, Inc. v. Williams

Because I find that Williams cannot prove an essential element of her cause of action, namely, that an employee had an opportunity to remove the water or to warn customers of the hazard, I must respectfully dissent.

“ ‘ “In reviewing the overruling of a motion for a directed verdict, the proper standard to be utilized by the appellate court is the any evidence test.” ’ ” Amberley Suite Hotel v. Soto, 214 Ga. App. 72, 73 (446 SE2d 778) (1994) (quoting Re/Max of Ga. v. Real Estate Group on Peachtree, 201 Ga. App. 787, 788 (412 SE2d 543) (1991). Viewed in the light most favorable to Williams, the…