Smith v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Kentucky Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*830STUMBO, Justice.
In this personal injury action arising out of a fall in a Wal-Mart aisle, the sole question presented for our review is whether the evidence at trial was sufficient to support the jury verdict for Plaintiff, Garría Smith.
On August 24, 1993, 20-year-old Ms. Smith went shopping at the Pikeville Wal-Mart with her husband and infant child. While pushing a shopping cart in the do-mesticsodepartment, Smith suffered a back injury after slipping on a wet, blue liquid believed to be a melted Icee (also referred to as a Slushee or Slush Puppie). Smith testified that she did not see the…
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- Lewis v. Bledsoe Surface Mining Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1990
- Jackson v. K-Mart Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1992
- Jones v. JarvisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
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