Paul v. Imperial Palace, Inc.

OPINION

Appellant Edolia Paul slipped and fell in the buffet line of respondent Imperial Palace, Inc. (Imperial). Paul sued Imperial. After a jury returned a verdict in favor of Paul, the district court granted Imperial’s motion for a new trial.

Paul appeals. We conclude that the district court erred in granting a new trial and therefore reverse and remand for reinstatement of the jury’s verdict.

FACTS

In June 1989, appellant Edolia Paul and her friend, Mamie McCloud, were in Las Vegas with a church group from Lafayette, Louisiana. On the morning of June 22, the two were in the buffet serving…