Robinson v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

DIXON, Judge.

Cross-appeals from a jury verdict for plaintiff in her “slip and fall” suit against defendant Safeway. The jury awarded Mrs. Robinson $140,000 on her claim for damages. Although it found in Mr. Robinson’s favor on his claim for loss of consortium, the jury awarded the husband no damages. Safeway appeals the trial court’s refusal to grant it a directed verdict, and *619plaintiff appeals the court’s grant of a new trial.

In its appeal Safeway contends that Mrs. Robinson was contributorily negligent as a matter of law, that the trial court erroneously admitted evidence that the store’s…