Robertson v. Blue Water Oil Co.

Defendant appeals as of right the denials of its motions for summary disposition, for directed verdict, and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiffs cross-appeal the denials of their motion for a new trial or additur and their motion in limine. This case arose when plaintiff1 slipped and fell on an ice-covered parking lot at defendant’s gas station as he walked from the pump where he had fueled his truck to the station’s convenience store. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

The circumstances surrounding this case involve an unusually severe and uniform ice storm that…