Ken's Discount Building Materials, Inc. v. Meeks

Terry Crabtree, Judge.

Appellant Ken’s Discount Building Materials (KDBM) brings this appeal from a jury verdict in a premises-liability case. The jury awarded appellee Steven Meeks judgment against KDBM for $10,000. KDBM raises four points on appeal. We agree with KDBM’s first two points and reverse and dismiss without discussing its third and fourth points.

In May 1999, while still a minor, Meeks was riding his bicycle on a sidewalk in El Dorado when he struck the horizontal crossbar of a sign in front of KDBM’s business, sustaining injuries to his face, mouth, and jaw. Meeks filed suit,…