Collier v. Bi-State Development Agency

SIMON, Presiding Judge.

Bi-State Development Agency (Bi-State) appeals a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis entered pursuant to a jury verdict of $15,000.00 in favor of Orlando Collier (Collier) for personal injuries sustained in a bus collision. In answering, Bi-State pled Collier’s contributory negligence as an affirmative defense.

On appeal, Bi-State contends the trial court erred in failing to submit its tendered comparative fault instruction, which is supported by substantial evidence. We disagree. The tendered instruction is not in MAI, but incorporates 1983 Committee…