QUINN v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 34,280-CA.

774 So.2d 1093 (2000)

Beatrice QUINN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vicki C. Warner, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant.

Kenneth Anderson Brister, Lake Providence, Amy Clark Ellender, Daniel Joseph Ellender, Mer Rouge, Counsel for Appellee.

Before NORRIS, CARAWAY and DREW, JJ.


NORRIS, Chief Judge.

Wal-Mart challenges a jury award of damages to a shopper who was injured by a falling television. For the reasons expressed, we amend and affirm.

Factual Background

On July 10, 1996, Mrs. Beatrice Quinn and her husband were shopping for a television at the Bastrop Wal-Mart. Because the 27" television she decided to purchase was located on the top riser of the electronics department, two Wal-Mart employees used a large...

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