Pinckney v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

Gardner, Judge:

Frances Pinckney (Pinckney) sued Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (Winn-Dixie) in negligence for damages resulting from a slip and fall on poinsettia leaves in one of its Beaufort stores. The jury awarded Pinckney actual damages of $2,200. At the conclusion of trial, the trial judge denied Winn-Dixie’s motion for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the liability issue and granted Pinckney’s motion for a new trial on damages only. Winn-Dixie appealed. In the second trial, the jury returned a verdict for Pinckney in the amount of $16,000. Winn-Dixie appealed…