Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama August 16, 1996, 2950495, 2950496 (Martino v. Bruno's Inc.)

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the defendant in a slip and fall case. The defendant cross appeals. Hester Martino slipped and fell in water in a store operated by Bruno's Inc., and was injured as a proximate result of the fall. She sued Bruno's requesting compensatory and punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict for Bruno's.