Sheil v. T.G. & Y. Stores Co.

781 S.W.2d 778 (1989)

Harold L. SHEIL, Appellant-Respondent,

v.

T.G. & Y. STORES COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant.

No. 71547.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

December 12, 1989.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1990.

Glenn E. Bradford, Kansas City, for respondent-appellant.

J. Michael Cronan, Kansas City, for appellant-respondent.

BLACKMAR, Chief Justice.

This case and Moss v. National Super Markets, Inc., 781 S.W.2d 784 (Mo. banc 1989) (No. 71612, decided concurrently) are "slip and fall cases." In each the plaintiff had a verdict with recovery reduced because of a jury finding of comparative fault. In…