WINN DIXIE STORES, INC. v. Whaley

Evans, Judge.

Mrs. Lillie Mae Whaley sued Winn Dixie Stores, Inc. for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when she slipped and fell in defendant’s store at Statesboro. Her husband, J. D. Whaley, brought a separate action against the same defendant for medical expenses, and for loss of consortium and services of his wife. The two cases were tried together.

The jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Whaley in the amount of $10,000; and for Mr. Whaley in the amount of $10,000. During the trial defendant moved for a directed verdict in each case; and after verdict and judgment, moved for…