A plaintiff proved that she slipped on a fresh cherry on the floor of a restaurant in which she was having lunch. The restaurant proved that it exercised reasonable care in maintaining a clean floor. True or false: The plaintiff will win the case.

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In premises liability cases, if the restaurant can prove it exercised reasonable care in maintaining a clean floor, the plaintiff may not win simply because she slipped and fell. The plaintiff must also prove the restaurant knew or should have known about the dangerous condition and failed to address it.

A Plaintiff Proved That She Slipped on a Fresh Cherry