Piper v. Moran's Enterprises

Defendant-appellant, Moran’s Enterprises d/b/a Moran’s Market, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County entered upon the jury’s verdict in favor of the plaintiff-appellee Ruby L. Piper. Moran’s Enterprises (Moran’s) appeals from the denial of its post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial. The jury awarded Piper $31,000 in damages for personal injuries suffered in a fall from a wooden pallet in the appellant’s store.

Piper went to Moran’s store on December 23, 1978, to buy a case of root beer. She shopped in Moran’s because it was…