Kennedy v. Phillips

Kennedy sued Phillips, in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, for damages arising out of personal injuries suffered by him on September 22, 1922, when he fell down an unguarded elevator shaft in Phillips' store building. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for Kennedy in the sum of $8000, and the case is here on Phillips' appeal from that judgment.

The questions presented for our review do not involve the pleadings and, although the motion for a new trial asserts that the verdict is excessive, no contention is made here as to the extent of the injuries complained of, nor as to…