Legal Opinion
Karen Gearin v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a Foreign Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1995No. 94-2931PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
Karen Gearin slipped and fell on a patch of ice in the parking lot of a Minnesota Wal-Mart , store. Asserting that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. caused the accident by negligently maintaining the parking lot, Gearin brought this diversity action against Wal-Mart to recover damages for injuring her back and neck when she fell. After a trial, the jury found Wal-Mart was partially at fault for the accident and awarded Gearin damages, and the district court entered judgment on the verdict. Wal-Mart then moved for judgment as a matter of law, or, in the alternative, a new trial. The district court denied…
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