Skaggs Companies, Inc. v. White

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The appellee obtained a jury verdict for damages in the amount of $48,500.00 in a slip and fall case. This appeal is from the refusal of the trial judge to grant a directed verdict in favor of appellant at the close of the appellee’s case and at the close of all the evidence. We agree with the appellant that the motion should have been granted.

Both sides agree on the law which controls this case. To establish liability on the part of the owner or operator of a store, the plaintiff must prove the presence of the substance on the floor resulted from the negligence of the…