TARGET STORES v. DETJE

No. 4D02-139.

833 So.2d 844 (2002)

TARGET STORES, a division of Dayton Hudson Corporation, Appellant, v. Corinne DETJE, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn L. Shanley of Peterson, Bernard, Vandenberg, Zei, Geisler & Martin, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Bambi G. Blum of Bambi G. Blum, P.A., Miami, and Simon & Nelson, P.A., Miami, for appellee.


GROSS, J.

After a jury trial, appellee Corinne Detje recovered a judgment against appellant Target Stores arising from a slip and fall incident. Detje fell over a red-painted wooden cart stopper outside of the store.

We affirm and address Target's complaints about the plaintiff's closing argument. Although Detje's lawyer made two improper comments during his closing argument, the errors were harmless. After an examination of the entire case, it does not appear...

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