MATTHEWS v. FOOD LION, INC.

No. COA99-200.

522 S.E.2d 587 (1999)

Phyllis T. MATTHEWS, Plaintiff, v. FOOD LION, INC., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Staton, Perkinson, Doster, Post, Silverman, Adcock, & Boone, by Norman C. Post, Jr. and Michelle A. Cumming, Sanford, for plaintiff-appellee.

Poyner & Spruill, L.L.P., by Eric P. Stevens, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.


LEWIS, Judge.

This case arises from a slip-and-fall incident that occurred on 31 March 1997. While grocery shopping at one of defendant's stores, plaintiff slipped in a "puddle of liquid" and fell to the floor. She thereafter instituted a negligence action against defendant, claiming pain and permanent injuries to her back, leg, and foot. From a jury verdict for plaintiff in the amount of $297,600, defendant appeals.

Defendant first argues that the trial court...

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