SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
Dade County appeals from a $50,000 judgment reduced from a $60,000 jury verdict under Sec. 768.28(5), Fla. Stat. (1981). The recovery was based upon findings that the plaintiff, who had slipped and fallen in an accumulation of water in a Jackson Memorial Hospital corridor caused by a backed-up drain, had sustained $100,000 in damages and was 40% comparatively negligent. The only point which deserves discussion is the claim that the fact that...
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