Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit October 29, 2001, 01-1199 (Ronald J. Fogelbach v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.)

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

This is a personal injury case arising out of a slip and fall incident at a St. Louis County, Missouri Wal-Mart store. Ronald Fogelbach appeals the district court’s

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issuance of judgment as a matter of law in favor of Wal-Mart and the court’s denial of his motion for a new trial. Because we find that the district court erred by taking away the jury’s verdict, we reverse.

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