Hayes v. Wieber Enterprises, Inc.

This is a slip-and-fall case. Janice Hayes injured her foot when she fell down the basement stairs at a restaurant and bar — the Park Inn. She sued the owner, Wieber Enterprises, Inc. The jury returned a verdict for Ms. Hayes and awarded her damages. Wieber assigns error to three of the court’s rulings.

*614First, it argues the court improperly applied the collateral source rule to exclude evidence that Ms. Hayes’ doctor accepted less for his services than he billed. Next, Wieber argues the court erred by allowing testimony that two of the owners were on site when Ms. Hayes fell. It argues their…