K-Mart Corp. v. Gipson

BAKER, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, K-Mart Corporation (K-Mart), brings this appeal challenging a $275,000 jury verdict entered in favor of plaintiff-appellees, Frances and Floyd Gipson (the Gipsons). The Gipsons sued K-Mart for personal injuries Frances suffered in an incident involving a falling display rack at a K-Mart store. K-Mart raises four issues for our review which are:

I. Whether the trial court erred in giving the jury an instruction concerning the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.

II. Whether the trial court erred in denying its motion for judgment on the evidence.

III. Whether the trial…