Legal Opinion

Danbury v. Jackson County

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 23, 1999No. WD 55681PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. SMART, Jr., Judge.

Jean Danbury appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of Jackson County in a personal injury action arising out of a slip and fall. Danbury contends that the trial court abused its discretion in excluding photographs of the steps on which she fell.

The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the cause is remanded for a new trial.

Factual Background

On August 29, 1992, Jean Danbury and her family were visiting the gift shop at Old Missouri Town, at Lake Jacomo in Jackson County, Missouri. In order to get to the gift shop, Danbury had to climb steps made of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. FarmerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
  2. State v. SherrillMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Ward v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1992
  4. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. EilersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  5. Hefele v. National Super Markets, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Henderson v. FieldsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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  3. Dick v. Children's Mercy HospitalMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. David Prior Wilmoth v. Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 2023
  5. Wallace v. Pharma Medica Research, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2022

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