GAINES v. K-MART CORP.

No. 2000-CA-00097-SCT.

860 So.2d 1214 (2003)

Bobbie GAINES v. K-MART CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 11, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Jones, Charles Raymond Ward, Jr., attorneys for appellant.

H. Gray Laird, III James D. Holland, Ridgeland, attorneys for appellee.

Before PITTMAN, C.J., EASLEY and GRAVES, JJ.


GRAVES, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. In this premises liability case a customer was injured when she fell from a stepladder in a K-Mart store while trying to retrieve a displayed item. The jury found the customer 95% at fault but assessed her damages at a fraction of the uncontradicted past and future medical expenses. After the trial court granted an additur, the customer appeals contending that the jury's apportionment of fault was against the weight of the...

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