Wright v. House of Imports, Inc.
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A circuit court awarded Appellant $120,864 in his simple negligence action against Appellee, House of Imports, after he fell down a set of stairs at the retailer's business establishment. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court committed palpable error in permitting expert testimony of building code violations without instructing the jury as to the applicability of the code. The Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals' judgment and reinstated that of the trial court, holding that the trial court did not palpably err in admitting expert testimony of building code violations without a concomitant jury instruction as to the applicability of the code.
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