Coleman v. Jitney Jungle Stores of America, Inc.

GRIFFIS, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Martha E. Coleman appeals a judgment notwithstanding the verdict entered after the jury returned a verdict in the amount of $544,000 against Jitney Jungle Stores of America, Inc. She also appeals the trial court’s order granting a new trial. We find that the trial court erred in granting the judgment notwithstanding the verdict and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

¶ 2. On March 22, 1999, Martha E. Coleman entered a Jitney Jungle store to purchase some tea. She had never shopped in this particular Jitney Jungle store and asked a store employee where she could find the…