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WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. BERRY

No. 6-91-115-CV.

833 S.W.2d 587 (1992)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., d/b/a Sam's Wholesale Club, Appellant, v. Mary Jo BERRY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. McAtee, Kelly M. Crawford, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Joe Horlen, Arter & Hadden, Dallas, for appellant.

Joe D. Gregory, Gregory & Gregory, Grapevine, for appellee.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and BLEIL and GRANT, JJ.

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. appeals from a judgment awarding Mary Jo Berry damages for personal injuries she sustained while shopping in a Sam's Wholesale Club. Berry was shopping when a large stack of canned soft drinks fell on her. The jury found Wal-Mart negligent and awarded Berry actual damages of $345,286.61. The jury also found Wal-Mart grossly negligent and awarded Berry $200,000.00 in punitive damages. The trial judge...

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