Martin v. St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Elizabeth Martin sued St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital for injuries that she received in a slip-and-fall accident on the hospital’s premises. At the conclusion of the evidence, the hospital, arguing that Martin had failed to prove causation, moved for a directed verdict. The circuit court agreed and granted the hospital’s motion. Aggrieved, Martin appeals and essentially argues that she presented enough evidence regarding the hospital’s alleged negligence and causation to withstand the motion for a directed verdict.

¶ 2. We agree with Martin that, based on…