Giant Food Inc. v. Satterfield

FISCHER, Judge.

Giant Food, Incorporated (Giant) appeals an adverse ruling entered in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. Regina E. Satterfield cross-appeals the court’s decision. This dispute stems from Ms. Satterfield’s slip and fall which occurred in Giant Store Number 77 on July 6, 1987. Ms. Satterfield filed a complaint against Giant alleging that she sustained injuries as a result of the accident. At trial, the court granted Giant’s motion to dismiss Ms. Satterfield’s punitive damages claim. The case proceeded, and the jury found Giant negligent and awarded Ms. Satterfield $2,500 for…