Crossgrove v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge ROMAN.

In this personal injury case, plaintiff, Larry Crossgrove, appeals the judgment for damages entered on a jury verdict against defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. We conclude the trial court erroneously admitted collateral source evidence; therefore, we vacate the judgment as to damages and remand for a new trial on damages.

I. Background

Crossgrove was struck on the head by a manually operated overhead garage door while delivering cookies to a Wal-Mart store. Based on a negligence theory, he sued Wal-Mart for injuries, claiming in pertinent part over $240,000 in billed…