[DOWNLOAD] "Lane v. Hardee''s Food Systems Inc." by Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Lane v. Hardee''s Food Systems Inc.
- Author : Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 22, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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Argued April 14, 1999 Donald Lane slipped and injured himself on the restroom floor of a Hardee's restaurant in Harrisburg, Illinois. Claiming that his fall was the result of water negligently left by a restaurant employee, Lane sued its owner, Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. (""Hardee's""). At the close of plaintiff's case-in-chief, the district court granted judgment as a matter of law in favor of the defendant holding that Lane had failed to produce sufficient evidence that Hardee's was responsible for creating the dangerous condition in its restroom. Because a jury could reasonably have found for Lane on the facts presented, we reverse the court's decision and remand for a new trial. Background At some point soon after 10:00 a.m. on November 2, 1995, Donald Lane stopped at the Harrisburg Hardee's, ordered a drink, smoked a cigarette, and then entered the restroom. On his way out, Lane slipped on what he says was standing water near a drain, and sustained injuries to his head and neck when he hit the restroom floor.