Legal Opinion
Carmelita Elcock v. Kmart Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 20, 2000No. 98-7472PublishedCited by 336 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by defendant Kmart from a judgment entered on a $650,000 jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Carmelita Elcock (“Elcock”) for personal injuries and economic loss that she suffered as the result of a slip and fall at a Kmart store in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands. Kmart concedes its liability and acknowledges that Elcock’s fall caused her some quantum of harm. However, Kmart challenges several evidentiary rulings that relate to the proof of Elcock’s damages, and contends that the $650,000 award, which consisted of $300,000 for pain…
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