Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Regions Bank Trust Department
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the Court
T OM GLAZE, Justice.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Michael and Linda Burkeen in their negligence action against Wal-Mart. In addition to asking this court to determine the sufficiency of the evidence, Wal-Mart also poses a challenge to two of the trial court’s evidentiary rulings. Because the appeal presents a substantial question of law concerning the construction of a rule of evidence, jurisdiction is properly in this court under Ark. Sup. Ct. R. 1-2(b) (6).
We first turn to the facts of this case. About 6:45 p.m. on November 12, 1992, Michael Burkeen slipped and fell on a…
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