Bates-Bridgmon v. Heong’s Market, Inc.
Annotate this CaseAfter Deborah Bates-Bridgmon fell at Roch’s Market in West Warwick, Deborah and her husband, Jackie Bridgmon (together, Plaintiffs), filed suit against Defendant, Roch’s Market, for injuries Deborah sustained from her fall. The jury rendered a verdict for Defendants. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial justice did not err by denying Plaintiffs’ motion for a new trial; (2) the trial court did not err by not instructing the jury on the “mode of operation” theory; and (3) this Court declines to consider the merits of adopting the mode of operation theory in light of the circumstances presented in this case.
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