Brenda J. Alcala
v.
Marriott International, Inc. and Courtyard Management Corporation d/b/a Quad Cities Courtyard Management Corporation
Appellee
Brenda J. Alcala
Appellant
Marriott International, Inc. and Courtyard Management Corporation d/b/a Quad Cities Courtyard Management Corporation
Attorney for the Appellee
Michael K. Bush and John C. Bush
Attorneys for the Appellant
Mark McCormick
Danny Lane Worker, pro hac vice
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
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Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Scott County, Patrick A. McElyea, Judge. AFFIRMED. Heard by Tabor, P.J., and Mullins and May, JJ. Opinion by Tabor, P.J. (19 pages)
A hotel appeals from a jury verdict giving the plaintiff a substantial damages award following a slip-and-fall on ice outside the hotel. The hotel contends the verdict is excessive as a result of the plaintiff’s evidence inflaming the passions and prejudices of the jury. The defendant hotel also contends the district court abused its discretion in various evidentiary objections. OPINION HOLDS: The hotel has not shown the verdict is excessive as a result of the plaintiff inflaming the passions and prejudices of the jury. The court did not abuse its discretion in permitting the objected-to evidence; other evidence improperly admitted was harmless. We affirm.
