Time on the floor refers to how long a dangerous condition was present before the injury. Sufficient duration supports an inference that reasonable inspection would have discovered it.
Evidence is typically circumstantial.
Alternative Names:
Duration Evidence, Time on Floor
Why it Matters?
This single fact decides most slip and fall cases, and the evidence establishing it is indirect: the condition of the substance, whether it had been tracked through or dried at the edges, cart tracks or footprints, and the interval since the last documented inspection. Surveillance footage is the direct proof when it exists, which is why preservation scope in premises cases should extend well before the incident.
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How is time on the floor proven?
What is the direct evidence?
