Legal Opinion
Testa v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 21, 1998No. 97-2079PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart) insists that the jury verdict in this piscine personal injury case results from instructional error. After careful perlustration of the record, we conclude that WalMart is fishing in an empty stream. .
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff-appellee Louis R. Testa worked as a truck driver for Heavenly Fish, a wholesaler of tropical fish. On February 2, 1993, Testa arrived at a brand new Wal-Mart retail outlet in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, with merchandise in tow. He parked his van on the delivery ramp behind the store and alerted Wal-Mart…
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