Kubiszak v. Rini's Supermarket

Harper, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee, Elaine Kubiszak, brought a negligence action against defendant-appellant, Rini’s Supermarket, for injuries sustained as a result of a trip and fall in the appellant’s parking lot. A jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Kubiszak in the amount of $46,900, to be reduced by fifteen percent comparative negligence. 1 The trial court consequently entered judgment for Mrs. Kubiszak in the amount of $42,160. It is from this judgment that appellant now appeals and for the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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On April 29, 1986, Mrs. Kubiszak, along with her husband and dog,…