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DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a $15 million award to a truck driver who said she slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Wal-Mart in Greeley.
Wal-Mart had appealed the award for 41-year-old Holly Averyt of Cheyenne that was awarded by a jury last year and the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ruling granting Wal-Mart a new trial.
Attorneys for Averyt presented city documents showing that some grease from the store’s deli didn’t get trapped in a device designed to keep it from getting into the sewer. Attorneys said Averyt had to undergo three spine surgeries, was unable to return to work and lost her truck.
Attorneys for Wal-Mart did not return a call seeking comment.
