Emery v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

PER CURIAM. 1

Appellant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., appeals the judgment entered in favor of respondent, Dennis Wayne Emery (“plaintiff’), in his negligence action for injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell in a Wal-Mart store. Plaintiff cross-appeals the judgment of the trial court denying his motion for prejudgment interest. The judgment is affirmed.

At the time of the accident, plaintiff was thirty-six years old and lived with his family in Grandin, Missouri. Plaintiff worked as a mechanic for a charcoal plant and also ran his own truck-driving business as a second source of income. On…