Daoukas v. City of St. Louis

GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Presiding Judge.

William Lacey (hereinafter, “Lacey”) appeals from the trial court’s judgment after a jury entered a verdict in favor of James T. Daoukas (hereinafter, “Daoukas”) on his negligence claim and assessed his damages at $4,000,000. The jury found Daoukas forty-nine percent at fault for his injuries and Lacey fifty-one percent at fault, resulting in a verdict against Lacey for $2,040,000. Lacey raises three points on appeal. Daoukas cross-appeals. We affirm in part, and reverse and remand in part.

This appeal arises out of an electrical accident that occurred at…