Legal Opinion

Betty Jane Stewart, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. M.D.F., Inc., Appellee/cross-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 9, 1996No. 95-1998, 95-2000PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit . Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Betty Jane Stewart brought this diversity action against defendant-appellee, MDF, Inc., after she slipped and fell at a Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers restaurant owned by MDF. 1 Following a jury trial, Stewart was awarded $15,832.10 (75% of the total damages found, as she was held 25% responsible for her injuries). Plaintiff now contends that the district court erred in denying, without an evidentiary hearing, her motion to enforce a settlement agreement allegedly reached as the jury deliberated. Defendant cross-appeals from the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Surety Insurance Company of California v. Lee Williams and Betty WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Beihua Sheng v. Starkey Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  3. Thomas E. Murchison v. Grand Cypress Hotel Corporation, a Georgia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  4. Moss v. National Super Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1989
  5. Randall v. HarmonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Chaganti & Associates, P.C. v. Thomas Nowotny Roger v. Vardeleon, in Re Chaganti & Associates, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  2. United States v. Jabree WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
  3. Bath Junkie Branson, L.L.C. v. Bath Junkie, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  4. Ronald J. Fogelbach v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  5. Visiting Nurse Association, St. Louis v. Vnahealthcare, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003

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