Legal Opinion

Evans v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 8, 1998No. 71845PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT G. DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Nikala Evans appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Wal-Mart. Evans alleges the trial court abused its discretion and erred when it granted a motion in limine: (1) excluding the expert testimony of custom and practice; (2) excluding expert testimony that would have assisted the trier of fact; and (3) excluding expert testimony regarding computer data of prior injuries at Wal-Mart stores. We affirm.

On July 15, 1990, Evans and her friend went to the Wal-Mart in Camdenton, Missouri, to look for a bat bag. They arrived shortly before closing…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. PurleeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  2. Wilkerson v. PrelutskySupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  3. Brown v. HamidSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  4. Robbins v. Jewish Hospital of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Gage v. MorseMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Praxair, Inc. v. Missouri Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 2011
  2. Nesvig v. NesvigNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Henderson v. FieldsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. State v. WoodsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. State v. BouserMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000

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