Othman v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

WILLIAM H. CRANDALL, JR., P.J.

Defendant, Wal-Mart, Ine., appeals from the judgment of the trial court, entered pursuant to a jury verdict, in favor of plaintiff ad litem, Jewell Othman, in an action for personal injuries sustained by her husband, John Othman, in a fall on Wal-Mart’s premises. We affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence established that Jewell and John Othman went to a Wal-Mart store on January 1, 1997. At that time, John was 89 years of age and Jewell was 86. They followed some people through a set of outside doors that were strapped open. As…