Legal Opinion
Edward Gene Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1991No. 89-1624PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Edward Gene Williams appeals a final judgment entered in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri upon a jury verdict finding Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., not liable for injuries appellant allegedly sustained in a Wal-Mart store in Sullivan, Missouri. For reversal, appellant challenges several evidentiary rulings of the district court excluding testimony by his expert medical witnesses. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. BACKGROUND
In this negligence action against Wal-Mart, appellant…
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