McDonald's Corp. v. Grissom

This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a slip and fall case.

Defendant M/S, Inc., owns and operates a McDonald's restaurant under a franchise from defendant McDonald's Corporation.

On June 7, 1978, the plaintiff came to McDonald's, and after purchasing some food, took one step out the door onto the encircling patio when her right foot slipped and she fell. At that time it was raining, and the patio was wet with rain water.

During trial the plaintiff testified that she did not see what caused her fall, but she proved that there…