K Mart Corp. v. Rhyne

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

This is a premises liability case in which the appellee, Allie Louise Rhyne, slipped and fell in the appellant’s store (K Mart Corporation) in Longview, Texas, on March 7, 1991. Allie Rhyne and her husband, Curtis Olin Rhyne, brought a negligence suit against K Mart, and the jury awarded damages in the amount of $200,000. Because the jury found K Mart ninety-five percent negligent and Allie Rhyne five percent negligent, her damages were reduced to $190,000. The jury also awarded $10,500 in damages to her husband. Both were also awarded prejudgment interest. 2

On March 7,…