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Vendelin v. Costco Wholesale Corp.

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 2004No. 29080PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCHROEDER, Justice.

Vera Vendelin (Vendelin) was injured while shopping at the Boise Costco store when a display of garden stepping-stones partially collapsed and fell on her lower body. She filed suit against Costco to recover damages sustained as a result of the accident. The district court subsequently granted her motion to amend the complaint to add a prayer for punitive damages. Following trial, the jury awarded both compensatory and punitive damages. Costco appealed.

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BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

On March 16, 2000, Vera Vendelin was shopping at the Costco Wholesale Corporation’s…

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