Super Discount Markets, Inc. v. Coney

Blackburn, Judge.

The appellee, Joyce H. Coney, brought the instant complaint for damages against the appellant, Super Discount Markets, Inc. d/b/a Cub Foods (Cub), based upon injuries that she received on November 23, 1988, when she was struck in the abdomen and knocked into a display by 14 shopping carts that had been negligently guided by an employee of Cub. In response to the complaint, Cub asserted several defenses. Upon completion of discovery, the case proceeded to trial by a jury, and the jury awarded Coney damages totaling $95,850, which included $50,000 for pain and suffering, $3,850…