Beverly Enterprises, Inc. v. Gaines

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Defendant-employer Beverly Enterprises, Inc., from $67,376.58 judgment against it in favor of Plaintiff-employee Alma Gaines.

Plaintiff sued for personal injuries resulting from Defendant’s negligence in creating hazardous workplace conditions. Plaintiff alleged Defendant placed a stepladder and large metal laundry bins in the entrance area to Plaintiff’s workplace, causing Plaintiff to collide with and fall over the ladder and to suffer back injuries. Plaintiff proceeded under a negligence theory because the Defendant did not have worker’s…