Kroger Co. v. Schoenhoff

The Kroger Company was entitled to a directed verdict at trial because there was no evidence to support a reasonable conclusion by the jury: (1) that a Kroger employee was in the immediate area of the “clear liquid” which caused Ms. Schoenhoff to slip and fall and could have easily seen and removed it, or (2) that the “clear liquid” had been on the floor of Kroger’s store for a long enough period of time that it *624should have been discovered and removed by Kroger in the exercise of ordinary care to inspect the store premises to keep it safe. By denying Kroger’s motion for a directed verdict on…