Burrous v. American Airlines, Inc.

STEPHAN, Judge.

We affirm judgment on the jury’s verdict in favor of defendant in this trip-and-fall personal injury case.

Before discussing the trial errors claimed by the appealing plaintiff, we turn our attention to criticisms made of the briefs filed by the parties.

Defendant urges this court to penalize plaintiff in accordance with Rules 84.08, 84.19 and others on the grounds that plaintiff’s points on appeal are without merit, unsupported by authority, and otherwise frivolous. We disagree. As indicated below, plaintiff made a good faith effort by raising important questions of trial…