Branch v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

1 PCIiE HARDY, Judge.

Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), appeals from a judgment in a personal injury suit filed by plaintiff, Hope Branch (“Branch”), for injuries she received from falling merchandise. Branch appeals the amount of damages awarded. We affirm.

Facts

On January 2, 1995, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Branch, her teenage son, and his friend were shopping in the sporting goods section of a Wal Mart store in Kenner, Louisiana. According to Branch and the two boys, Branch was standing in the aisle of the store while the two boys were trying on hunting apparel when an ice…