Donna M. Bersett v. K-Mart Corporation

869 F.2d 1131

Donna M. BERSETT, Appellant,

v.

K-MART CORPORATION, Appellee.

No. 88-1079.

United States Court of Appeals,

Eighth Circuit.

Submitted Sept. 20, 1988.

Decided March 14, 1989.

Rehearing Denied April 13, 1989.

George M. von Stamwitz, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Lawrence B. Grebel, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, WOLLMAN, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

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Donna Bersett appeals a jury verdict for the defendant, K-Mart Corporation. She contends that the jury was given an improper verdict-directing instruction. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. BACKGROUND

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