Brenda J. Alcala v. Marriott International, Inc. and Courtyard Management Corporation D/B/A Quad Cities Courtyard by Marriott

WATERMAN, Justice.

We :must decide whether a new .trial is required in this premises liability action. Brenda Alcala, a business guest ,at the Courtyard by Marriott1 in Bettendorf, slipped and fell on its icy sidewalk, breaking her ankle. The jury found Marriott ninety-eight percent at fault and Alcala two percent at fault and awarded her damages of $1.2 million. The court of appeals concluded the district court’s jury instructions were erroneous and ordered a new trial. The court of appeals held the district court abused its discretion by denying *701Marriott’s requested jury instruction on the…