Lane v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
184 F.3d 705 (7th Cir. 1999)
Relevant factsFree
Lane (plaintiff) slipped on a wet restroom floor at Hardee's (defendant) around the restaurant's daily 10:30 a.m. cleaning time, and testified no wet-floor sign was present, even though staff testified a sign was always used when mopping. After Lane's case, the trial judge granted Hardee's judgment as a matter of law, finding no evidence a Hardee's employee, rather than a customer, had left the water on the floor; Lane appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, under the FRCP, a judge may grant judgment as a matter of law against a nonmoving party who has presented some evidence to support a ruling in its favor.