Grinnell v. St. Francis Medical Center, Inc.

l,In this slip and fall case, the plaintiff slipped on a mat as she entered the hospital-defendant’s clinic. Plaintiff further injured. her preexisting knee condition as a result of this fall. Following a bench trial, the trial court determined that the plaintiff was free from fault and slipped on a wet floor mat. Nevertheless, the trial court failed to find any lapse in the hospital’s inspection procedure for the condition of its floor so as to hold the hospital liable for the wet mat. The plaintiff appeals this adverse ruling. Finding manifest error in the trial court’s ruling, we reverse…