Legal Opinion

Kmart Corp. v. Lee

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided May 8, 2001No. 1999-CA-02038-COAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SOUTHWICK, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Yvonne Lee was awarded damages in the amount of $500,000 after a jury trial on her complaint for personal injuries suffered in a fall in a Kmart store in Vicksburg. Kmart appeals, alleging that a video tape of surgical procedures should not have been played for the jury, and that Kmart’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial, or at least a remittitur should have been granted. We find no error and affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2. On the day of this incident, a clerk at Kmart was told by a customer that antifreeze had been spilled on the floor in an…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Sentinel Industrial Contracting Corp. v. Kimmins Industrial Service Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Herrington v. SpellMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Cossitt v. Alfa Ins. Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Butler v. ChrestmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Roussel v. RobbinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Blake v. CleinMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Bridges v. KitchingsCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2002
  3. Circus Circus Mississippi, Inc. v. CushingCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012
  4. Kendall Blake, M.D. v. David Alexander CleinMississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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