Steffins v. the Stop Shop Supermarket, 95-1742 (1999)

DECISION

Before the Court is the plaintiffs timely Motion for a New Trial pursuant to R.C.P. 59. The plaintiff, Joanne M. Steffins (Steffins), filed this Motion for a New Trial asserting that the jury's verdict was clearly wrong, and that it failed to respond to the merits of the controversy or to administer substantial justice between the parties. The defendant, The Stop Shop Supermarket Company (Stop Shop), objects to the plaintiffs post-trial motion.

The plaintiff seeks recovery for personal injuries received when she slipped and fell on linoleum tile just inside the entryway to the Atwells…