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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. ALEXANDER

No. 13-91-392-CV.

827 S.W.2d 420 (1992)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Individually and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. d/b/a Sam's Wholesale Club, Appellants, v. Sarah ALEXANDER and Sam Alexander, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled March 19, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.Preston Wrotenbery, Hirsch Glover Robinson & Sheiness, Houston, David R. McAtee, Kelly Crawford, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Dallas, for appellants.

Melchor Chavez, Brownsville, Jeffrey L. Jackson, San Benito, for appellees.

Before NYE, C.J., and FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA, Jr., and BISSETT, JJ.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Sarah Alexander fell after tripping on a ridge where an entry ramp to a Sam's Wholesale Club store was higher than the adjoining parking lot. The jury found Sam's to be 100% negligent and grossly negligent. It awarded $285,000 for Mrs. Alexander's damages, $105,000 for Mr. Alexander's loss of household services and loss of consortium, and $400,000 as exemplary damages. The trial court originally entered judgment on the...

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