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Scott v. TPI Restaurants, Inc.
26 Fla. L. Weekly D2673 (Fla. 5th DCA Nov. 9, 2001)
Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Shoney's after she slipped and fell while attempting to exit a Shoney's restaurant. In her complaint, she alleged that Shoney's breached the duty of care it owed her by negligently maintaining the floor in the area of the restaurant where the breakfast buffet was located. Plaintiff alleged that she stepped in food that had been dropped on the floor by other patrons who visited the buffet, causing her to slip and fall as she attempted to exit the restaurant. The court concluded that entry of a directed verdict for Shoney's was error. Evaluating the evidence in the light most favorable to Plaintiff and indulging all reasonable inferences therefrom in her favor, the court was unable to say that no reasonable jury could render a verdict for Plaintiff.
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