Dumont v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
1Opinion of the Court
GLASSMAN, Justice.
Shirley Dumont appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Saufley, J.) on a jury verdict in favor of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc. on Dumont’s complaint against Shaw’s seeking damages for her injuries allegedly caused by Shaw’s negligence. Dumont contends that the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury on the “mode of operation” rule and the reasonable foreseeability of a recurring condition. Because we agree with Dumont that the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury as to the reasonable foreseeability of a recurring condition,…
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