Capobianco v. Yacovelli Restaurant, Inc.

DOERNER, Commissioner.

Defendant appeals from a verdict and judgment for $5,000 entered in favor of plaintiff for personal injuries and damages resulting from a fall on defendant’s premises.

Defendant, a corporation, operates a restaurant located on Big Bend Road in St. Louis County. Plaintiff, a self-employed refrigeration and air-conditioning service man, had been taking care of the defendant’s equipment for about ten years. On July 19, 1960, plaintiff went to the defendant’s restaurant to install a new water pump adjacent to the water tower which supplied water to the defendant’s two…