Kmart Corp. v. Lee
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
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…
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