Legal Opinion
Smoot v. Vanderford
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 22, 1995No. 19604PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROW, Judge.
Gregory S. Smoot (“Gregory”)1 was injured when he fell while using an extension ladder and a chain saw to cut a limb from a tree at the home of his employers, Jimmy D. Vanderford (“Jimmy”) and Darlene Vander-ford (“Darlene”).
Gregory sued the Vanderfords. A jury assessed these percentages of fault:
Jimmy, 30 percent
Darlene, 30 percent
Gregory, 40 percent
The jury, disregarding Gregory’s fault, assessed his damages at $150,000. The trial court reduced that amount by Gregory’s percentage of fault and entered judgment for Gregory against the Vanderfords for $90,000 plus prejudgment…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gustafson v. BendaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Harris v. NiehausSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Cox v. JC Penney Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1987
- Moss v. National Super Markets, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Blundell v. Wm. A. Miller Elevator Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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