Buatte v. Schnuck Markets, Inc.

CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge.

Diane Buatte (“Buatte”) sued Schnuck Markets, Inc. (“Schnucks”) for negligence as a result of her slip and fall at one of Schnucks’ grocery stores. The jury returned a verdict of $12,500 in damages and assessed fifty percent fault to Buatte and Schnucks. The present appeal follows. Buatte asserts plain error in the display of a medical record to the jury containing reference to Blue Choice insurance; that the trial court erred in making a comment to the jury concerning the time of their deliberations; and that the trial court erred in submitting a comparative fault…