Schuller v. Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc.

McCORMICK, Justice.

Plaintiffs Dennis J. Schuller and Becky Schuller appeal from judgment on jury verdicts for defendant Hy-Vee Food Stores, Inc., in their negligence suit based on Dennis’s fall over a canister ashtray in a grocery store of defendant in Marion on April 8, 1979. Dennis, who is a dentist, suffered injuries to his right hand for which he sought substantial damages. Becky sought damages for loss of consortium. In this appeal, plaintiffs assert numerous errors in rulings on evidence and in the instructions. We reverse as to both plaintiffs because the court erred in refusing two of…