Laurel E. Taylor v. State Indiana

On January 14, 1980, Bobbie J. Stokes (Stokes) tripped and fell over a plastic runner covering part of the floor at the Consumer Service Center owned by Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). A jury found in favor of Stokes and determined her damages to be forty-five thousand dollars.[Footnote 1] NIPSCO appeals, and argues that the trial court erroneously denied its motion for judgment on the evidence pursuant to Indiana Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 50. Specifically, NIPSCO contends that its motion was erroneously denied for the following reasons: