Winer v. Walo, Inc.

PEARSON, Judge.

This action was brought to recover damages arising out of a fall by a guest upon an outside terrazzo walkway maintained on the premises of a resort motel located in Miami Beach. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, the trial judge directed a verdict for the defendant motel. Plaintiff appeals from the final judgment entered pursuant to this directed verdict.

Viewing the facts in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the record shows the following circumstances. The plaintiff, a medical doctor, had been a guest at the defendant’s motel for approximately two weeks. On…