Madaris v. Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc.

Carley, Presiding Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff brought suit, seeking to recover for injuries sustained when he slipped and fell while walking along a concrete sidewalk on appellee-defendant’s business premises. The case was brought to trial before a jury, but, at the close of appellant’s evidence, the trial court granted appellee’s motion for a directed verdict. Appellant appeals from the judgment entered on the directed verdict.

1. Appellant sought to introduce testimony to the effect that, when applied to concrete sidewalks, “a very simple item like [safety tape] at a very low cost can help…