Fitzpatrick Ex Rel. Fitzpatrick v. Ford
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
Action for damages by two-year-old Ronald Fitzpatrick, suing through his father and next friend, for personal injuries sustained as a result of the collapse of the roof of a porch attached to a farm house owned by defendants Cecil and Hazel Ford. A trial jury awarded plaintiff damages in the sum of $120,000. Defendants’ motion for a new trial was sustained by the trial court “because of error in the giving of instruction No. 1.” Plaintiff appealed from the order granting a new trial. § 512.020, V.A.M.S.
Plaintiff-appellant contends there was no error in giving the…
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