Legal Opinion
Dupont v. Fred's Stores of Tennessee, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2011No. 10-2977PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Paula Dupont was shopping at a Fred’s Stores of Tennessee, Inc., when plastic bins fell from a display shelf and struck her on the head. Paula and her husband, James (collectively, Duponts), filed a negligence action seeking damages related to her injuries. The case proceeded to trial and a jury returned a verdict in Fred’s Stores’ favor. The district court1 dismissed the Duponts’ complaint with prejudice. The Duponts appeal. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
On February 25, 2006, Paula was shopping at Fred’s Stores in Holiday Island, Arkansas. Paula wanted to look at a…
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