James E. Eaker v. Kansas City Power & Light Company

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT JAMES E. EAKER, ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) WD77851 ) KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT ) FILED: August 18, 2015 COMPANY, ) Respondent. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County The Honorable S. Margene Burnett, Judge Before Division Four: Alok Ahuja, C.J., Joseph M. Ellis, J. and Janet Sutton, Sp. J. James Eaker alleges that he was injured when he stepped through a gap in a walkway while repairing the boiler at a power plant owned and operated by Kansas City Power and Light Company (“KCP&L”).1 At the time of his injury, Eaker was employed by a…