United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 99-1491 ___________

Wanda Bucklinger; Frank Bucklinger, * * Appellees, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellant. * ___________

Submitted: October 27, 1999 Filed: October 29, 1999 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. appeals the District Court’s1 order denying its motion for a new trial in this diversity slip-and-fall action. Having reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm for the reasons stated by the District Court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1 The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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