Hemann v. Camolaur, Inc.

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

Marjorie Hemann (Plaintiff) sued Cam-olaur, Inc. (Defendant), for injuries she sustained after she slipped and fell at one of Defendant’s Taco Bell restaurants in St. Joseph, Missouri, on September 22, 1996. The case proceeded to a three-day jury trial in September of 2002. After a jury returned a verdict in Plaintiffs favor assessing her total damages at $300,000, the trial court entered judgment in that amount plus court costs. The court later found Plaintiff was entitled to costs in the amount of $1,010.

On appeal from the judgment, Defendant claims the trial court…