Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Company v. Harris

LAWSON, Justice.

This is an action for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff, Mrs. Mary D. Harris, on June 30, 1956, when she slipped and fell upon the sidewalk in front of the store of the defendant, Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Company, at 1821 Second Avenue, North, in the City of Birmingham.

The jury returned a verdict in the amount of $10,000. Judgment was entered accordingly.

Upon the filing by the plaintiff of a remittitur of all damages in excess of $7,000, the defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled. A final judgment in the amount of $7,000 was…