Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Whittke
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 21, 2016No. 2D15-4099PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Judge.
In December 2009, Sandy Wittke slipped and fell at a Walmart store in Bradenton, Florida. Ms. Wittke filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., in August 2012, and the case was tried in June 2015. After deliberating for about one hour, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Wal-Mart. Following the verdict, Ms. Wittke filed a motion for a new trial. The trial judge granted the motion and set aside the jury verdict. Wal-Mart appeals from that order and asserts that the motion for new trial should have been denied. We agree and reverse.
Wal-Mart claims the trial court reversibly…
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