{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"christian-hospital-northeastnorthwest","displayName":"Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111387:2024-01-23","opinionId":"dc257fc5-d92b-5ebf-96ec-31c6846411f0","slug":"patricia-anslinger-respondent-v-christian-hospital-northeast-northwest-ap-111387","caseName":"Patricia Anslinger, Respondent, vs. Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED111387","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-01-23","year":2024,"display_summary":"Patricia Anslinger sued Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest for personal injuries sustained after she tripped on a rubber floor mat in the hospital's vestibule. A jury found the Hospital liable, and the trial court denied the Hospital's motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which argued the condition was open and obvious as a matter of law. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, concluding that the floor mat's condition was not open and obvious as a matter of law and that the plaintiff presented a submissible case.","primaryTopic":"premises-liability","topicSlugs":["premises-liability","personal-injury","negligence","civil-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=204814","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/patricia-anslinger-respondent-v-christian-hospital-northeast-northwest-ap-111387","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"slip-and-fall","label":"Slip and Fall","href":"/practice-areas/slip-and-fall","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: premises-liability"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/slip-and-fall"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":11,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":11,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"appellant"}]}