LITTLE v. PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS, INC.

No. 69-228.

234 So.2d 132 (1970)

Lena LITTLE and Alfred Little, Appellants, v. PUBLIX SUPERMARKETS, INC., a Florida Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lewis of Meyer, Leben, Fixel & Gaines, Hollywood, for appellants.

Dieter K. Gunther of Carey, Dwyer, Austin, Cole & Selwood, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


McCAIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Lena Little and Alfred Little, appeal a final judgment upon directed verdict for the defendant. We reverse.

Mrs. Little fractured her ankle while shopping in defendant's well lit supermarket. She slipped and fell on a clear liquid which was on the floor. During the time she was in the aisle where her fall occurred, she saw or heard no one except a woman with whom she spoke for some 15-20 minutes. She heard nothing drop, break or...

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